U23 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Émeric Giraudo got the match started through his kick off. Roy Peto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Koehler in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Baladi came free, but Vlad Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Baladi came free, but Vlad Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roy Peto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Baladi in the 12th minute of play forced Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Vlad Joldea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roy Peto was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Émeric Giraudo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Émeric Giraudo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 17 minutes of play, El retorno del Pincha's Arturo Baladi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Joldea was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Joaquim Ducloy hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Peto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tours Football Club's Guy Jourdan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cornelio Remicio, made in the 25th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Baladi came free, but Vlad Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 30th minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Roy Peto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Arturo Baladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Émeric Giraudo got free with Roy Peto in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute of the match, Émeric Giraudo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roy Peto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Baladi in the 37th minute of play forced Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Vlad Joldea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Guy Jourdan hit a great ball. Vlad Joldea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Tavio in the 39th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arturo Baladi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Augusto Asteri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Theodore in the 55th minute of play. After 56 minutes Tours Football Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ermegildo Tavio who took care of the corner kick. After 58 minutes, Antonin Couget mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tours Football Club and the El retorno del Pincha players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Antonin Couget hit a great ball. Vlad Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of El retorno del Pincha booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonin Couget didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vlad Joldea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Baladi in the 63rd minute. Roy Peto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 64th minute of play. Tours Football Club's Ibrahim Rault was substituted for Willy Sauvestre. Tours Football Club's Alain Dennemont was substituted for Ulysse Houssais. El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to El retorno del Pincha getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Cornelio Remicio hit a great ball. Roy Peto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibrahim Rault, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 78th minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Roy Peto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Émeric Giraudo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tours Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Roy Peto 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 84th minute. In the 88th minute, Ibrahim Rault hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 91st minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Roy Peto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Ibrahim Rault came free, but Roy Peto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Émeric Giraudo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Roy Peto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tours Football Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.