Official Cup

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Émeric Giraudo kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Émeric Giraudo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santos Garikoitz. WINNING ELEVEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Émeric Giraudo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 20th minute, Émeric Giraudo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Garikoitz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. If Émeric Giraudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for WINNING ELEVEN! WINNING ELEVEN:s Santos Garikoitz showed great skill when he stopped Émeric Giraudo:s penalty. In the 29th minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émeric Giraudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes WINNING ELEVEN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ulysse Houssais who took care of the corner kick. In the 37th minute, Willy Sauvestre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Émeric Giraudo might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santos Garikoitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Émeric Giraudo ran back to his position shaking his head. Santos Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émeric Giraudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the WINNING ELEVEN defense, Aziz Koehler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Garikoitz. The WINNING ELEVEN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Garikoitz should have stopped the shot. The WINNING ELEVEN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tours Football Club were winning 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonatan Hunfredo made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Émeric Giraudo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 52nd match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Rafel to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th 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: 0-7. Willy Sauvestre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Émeric Giraudo notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of WINNING ELEVEN's Santos Garikoitz. Santos Garikoitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santos Garikoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 63rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eleuterio Oskitz during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eleuterio Oskitz hit a great ball. After 64 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Lizer. Ulysse Houssais recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Émeric Giraudo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santos Garikoitz having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Émeric Giraudo got free with Santos Garikoitz in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goal looked a bit too open when Émeric Giraudo came free, but Santos Garikoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Émeric Giraudo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Santos Garikoitz made a huge save. Santos Garikoitz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Émeric Giraudo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 74 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Émeric Giraudo got free with Santos Garikoitz in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the game, Abelardo Raitin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WINNING ELEVEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tours Football Club the free kick. After 82 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Raitin. 83 minutes into the match, Émeric Giraudo notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of WINNING ELEVEN's Santos Garikoitz. Santos Garikoitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santos Garikoitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Émeric Giraudo went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. 93 minutes into the game, Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Garikoitz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-13. When the final whistle sounded Tours Football Club left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than WINNING ELEVEN.