U18 League

Fosso di Helm
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuele Casciano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Donato Fanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanaël Géhin in the 2nd minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, MoVenTorZ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nathanaël Géhin came free, but Donato Fanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th match minute, MoVenTorZ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Casciano to maneuver through the defense. Donato Fanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathanaël Géhin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nathanaël Géhin sped through MoVenTorZ FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Donato Fanelli. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Donatien Delourme hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nathanaël Géhin in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donato Fanelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Diego Signoretti charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Signoretti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when MoVenTorZ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Signoretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Fanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxence Lefranc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tours Football Club were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after MoVenTorZ FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. John Labeau took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathanaël Géhin in the 38th minute of play forced MoVenTorZ FC's goalkeeper Donato Fanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enzo Di Cicco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Antonio Cicchini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Pradelles. Tours Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Cicchini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. A collision led to MoVenTorZ FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Armando Visintin hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 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. Nathanaël Géhin was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, MoVenTorZ FC's goalkeeper Donato Fanelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nathanaël Géhin. MoVenTorZ FC's Donato Fanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save MoVenTorZ FC from getting a goal against them. MoVenTorZ FC's Donato Fanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save MoVenTorZ FC from getting a goal against them. MoVenTorZ FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nathanaël Géhin 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. A hard shot 69 in the game by Nathanaël Géhin from a close distance when the talented Donato Fanelli managed to make a qualified save. MoVenTorZ FC's players were relieved. In the 70thth minute of the game Nathanaël Géhin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MoVenTorZ FC's Donato Fanelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the match, MoVenTorZ FC's goalkeeper Donato Fanelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Labeau. Donato Fanelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Carli's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Nathanaël Géhins short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Donato Fanelli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fausto Lupi hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Stanislas Lanfranchi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Elias Mouton kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Donato Fanelli. That made the score 2-5 in the 84 minute of play. After some careless play in the MoVenTorZ FC defense, Bruno Carli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Fanelli. The MoVenTorZ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Fanelli should have stopped the shot. The Tours Football Club fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Tours Football Club's Bruno Carli 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 2-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bruno Carli struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Donato Fanelli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tours Football Club. The supporters of MoVenTorZ FC booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donatien Delourme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The MoVenTorZ FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tours Football Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.