Challenge

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arif Çelebi Ergener got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Cristian Sancho 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Lech Blochowiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lech Blochowiak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Guy Jourdan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tours Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Guy Jourdan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lech Blochowiak. Lech Blochowiak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Tours Football Club's Lech Blochowiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lech Blochowiak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustin Hamet during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Faustin Hamet. Arif Çelebi Ergener scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lech Blochowiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Arif Çelebi Ergener took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera 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. 60 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute Faustin Hamet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tours Football Club made a substitution. Jim-André Van Landschoot replaced Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri. Tours Football Club made a substitution. Cyrille Jenny replaced Arif Çelebi Ergener. In the 67th minute of the match Tours Football Club got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guy Jourdan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Guy Jourdan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Tours Football Club's Lech Blochowiak got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tours Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cyrille Jenny in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 79 minutes into the game, Camilo Gisbert threw the ball into play from the sideline. Tours Football Club's Romulo Urko quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cyrille Jenny didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Cyrille Jenny 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: 4-1. Cyrille Jenny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 91 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrille Jenny came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Aziz Koehler got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute, Faustin Hamet 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: 5-1. The Tours Football Club support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.