World League

La Cucha
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romain Berrewouts kicked off to start the match. Romain Berrewouts struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Lech Blochowiak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Simbo FC. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 17th minute of play. Piotr Ostrowski kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Nestor Sancho hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Mías Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 21st minute of play. After 23 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Ulysse Houssais. Romain Berrewouts received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lech Blochowiak came out and tried to block the shot, but Romain Berrewouts slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. Arif Çelebi Ergener scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mías Khalifa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd minute, Faustin Hamet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arif Çelebi Ergener's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mías Khalifa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Tours Football Club were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Simbo FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guy Jourdan took the corner. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arif Çelebi Ergener was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Simbo FC defense, Arif Çelebi Ergener kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mías Khalifa. The Simbo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mías Khalifa should have stopped the shot. Lech Blochowiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romain Berrewouts in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Nestor Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tours Football Club's Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Simbo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lech Blochowiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romain Berrewouts in the 65th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Tours Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Urko to maneuver through the defense. Tours Football Club's Cyrille Jenny was substituted for Arif Çelebi Ergener. Tours Football Club's Jim-André Van Landschoot was substituted for Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Romulo Urko got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 81 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lech Blochowiak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tincho Palermo in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lech Blochowiak saved Tours Football Club from getting behind. Mías Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrille Jenny in the 85th minute of play. Lech Blochowiak came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo. But to his dismay, Tincho Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When Cyrille Jenny came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Tours Football Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cyrille Jenny couldn't finish the play.