U23 World League

Río Miño
Spectators: 7970 (Terracing: 5979, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute of the match Tours Football Club got a corner. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ulysse Houssais ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mikel Bravo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ermanno Del Duca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Vlad Joldea made a huge save. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Tours Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Ermanno Del Duca scored to the left of an out of position Vlad Joldea, making the score, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aziz Koehler in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikel Bravo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute, Joaquim Ducloy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Luiz Eduardo Chaves tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ermanno Del Duca came free, but Vlad Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes, Maciej Magdziarz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the !Pabellon Ourense C.F. and the Tours Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Ernst Ahlbom got a free kick in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Willy Sauvestre came free, but Mikel Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Romuald Requena in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Eladio Borrás.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermanno Del Duca to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Ermanno Del Duca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vlad Joldea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Magdziarz came free, but Vlad Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Eladio Borrás in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tours Football Club's Romuald Requena. In the 56th minute of the game Petre Petrean made a throw-in which Maciej Magdziarz played forward. In the 63rd minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikel Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bruno Florin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tours Football Club made a substitution. Marcel Singer replaced Willy Sauvestre. The throw-in from Christophe Régnault in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Bruno Florin. 72 minutes into the game, Bruno Florin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vlad Joldea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maciej Magdziarz took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Joldea. Vlad Joldea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 77th minute, Elisardo Zabalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikel Bravo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Singer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xulian Aguilo in the 80th minute of play. Mikel Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 85th minute of the match. Mikel Bravo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Koehler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xulian Aguilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Singer, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Tours Football Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.