Friendly League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yin Li Ying started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Eintracht Cernavoda booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiang Fan Yu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tours Football Club's Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eintracht Cernavoda's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Yin Li Ying had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lech Blochowiak. Tours Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yin Li Ying was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ionică Corcoveanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arif Çelebi Ergener's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Lech Blochowiak 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 16th minute. Ionică Corcoveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 26th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Filip Pantiș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Blochowiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Eintracht Cernavoda's zone, Faustin Hamet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionică Corcoveanu came out of the goal and Faustin Hamet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Faustin Hamet kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ionică Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 53rd minute of play. When Eintracht Cernavoda's Yin Li Ying in 59 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Lech Blochowiak guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 59 minutes into the match, Yin Li Ying had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lech Blochowiak. Tours Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yin Li Ying was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Isak in the 64th minute of play forced Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Lech Blochowiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eintracht Cernavoda's Codrin Izbașa was substituted for Mikael Isak. Tours Football Club's Christophe Régnault was substituted for Ulysse Houssais. Tours Football Club were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Eintracht Cernavoda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guy Jourdan took the corner. Tours Football Club's Guy Jourdan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ionică Corcoveanu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 72ndth minute of the game Cyrille Jenny who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eintracht Cernavoda's Ionică Corcoveanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eintracht Cernavoda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guy Jourdan was slow to take the kick. During this time Tours Football Club's players had a chance to rest. Jim-André Van Landschoot made a great header on Tours Football Club's corner, it was just that Eintracht Cernavoda's Ionică Corcoveanu managed to reach the ball for a save. Lech Blochowiak made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Yin Li Ying sent off a good shot on target. The Tours Football Club fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Tours Football Club's Cyrille Jenny looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Cyrille Jenny's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionică Corcoveanu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After 89 minutes Eintracht Cernavoda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guy Jourdan who took care of the corner kick. Ionică Corcoveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustin Hamet, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Cyrille Jenny scored 2-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ionică Corcoveanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.