Friendly League

ALM Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yin Li Ying got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Abraham Beauval made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionică Corcoveanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tanek Zurawski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Isak in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute Les Pionniers de Touraine were awarded a corner. Léon Sureau went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Les Pionniers de Touraine's Léon Sureau to fire away a dangerous shot which Ionică Corcoveanu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Abraham Beauval's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionică Corcoveanu was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the game, Abraham Beauval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ionică Corcoveanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raphaël Lallemand in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ionică Corcoveanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 24 minutes into the match, Eintracht Cernavoda's goal looked a bit too open when Raphaël Lallemand came free, but Ionică Corcoveanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ionică Corcoveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphaël Lallemand, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Isak in the 29th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Léon Sureau shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Les Pionniers de Touraine reached it. Maicon Sousa made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Les Pionniers de Touraine's Mickaël Métenier. Raphaël Lallemand kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Rareș Gheară kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yin Li Ying in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphaël Lallemand in the 45th minute of play forced Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Eintracht Cernavoda's Costin Teodoreanu got a free kick in the 47th minute. Ionică Corcoveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léon Sureau, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Les Pionniers de Touraine were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abraham Beauval made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Abraham Beauval sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ionică Corcoveanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Les Pionniers de Touraine were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Eintracht Cernavoda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Léon Sureau took the corner. The corner ended in Léon Sureau almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eintracht Cernavoda's Ionică Corcoveanu did a great save. With a little luck, Eintracht Cernavoda's Ionică Corcoveanu got control of the ball when Abraham Beauval tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raphaël Lallemand blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ionică Corcoveanu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Beauval in the 60th minute of play forced Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Li Ying in the 62nd minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Tanek Zurawski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raphaël Lallemand. Tanek Zurawski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yin Li Ying, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Eintracht Cernavoda's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Beauval came free, but Ionică Corcoveanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Pantiș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tanek Zurawski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Raphaël Lallemand could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Ionică Corcoveanu however easily saved by the left post. In the 77th minute of the match, Raphaël Lallemand got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ionică Corcoveanu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Eintracht Cernavoda's Gigel Gologan was substituted for Filip Pantiș. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise was substituted for Raphaël Lallemand. Les Pionniers de Touraine's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Léon Sureau in the 80th minute. A nice corner shot did that Mickaël Métenier got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ionică Corcoveanu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ionică Corcoveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Beauval, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Léon Sureau hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Abraham Beauval hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Hervé Malaise 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. 93 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ionică Corcoveanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Les Pionniers de Touraine's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.