World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Izydor Roman took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Arif Çelebi Ergener recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Simon Högberg. Arif Çelebi Ergener showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Simon Högberg 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 5th minute. In the 10th minute, Arif Çelebi Ergener 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: 2-0. 14 minutes into the match, Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Izydor Roman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lech Blochowiak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lech Blochowiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izydor Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Çelebi Ergener came free, but Simon Högberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Högberg 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 19th minute. Simon Högberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 21st minute. Simon Högberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 24th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Zeng Yi Song came free, but Lech Blochowiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Wicher Wilchwy Come Back booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theo Hernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Zeng Yi Song came free, but Lech Blochowiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Arif Çelebi Ergener took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Simon Högberg to make any attempt to save it. Simon Högberg made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Arif Çelebi Ergener sent off a good shot on target. Arif Çelebi Ergener was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 44th minute. Tours Football Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A collision led to Wicher Wilchwy Come Back getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rolando Ekaitz hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Çelebi Ergener to make the kick off. Simon Högberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 50th minute of the match. Arif Çelebi Ergener sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Simon Högberg 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Izydor Roman got free with Lech Blochowiak in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Simon Högberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 58th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Faustin Hamet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 62nd minute of play forced Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's goalkeeper Simon Högberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Simon Högberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 65th minute of play. Faustin Hamet kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Tours Football Club's Jim-André Van Landschoot was substituted for Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri. Tours Football Club's Christophe Régnault was substituted for Ulysse Houssais. In the 71st minute Cyrille Jenny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Högberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Högberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrille Jenny in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Cyrille Jenny hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Cyrille Jenny hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Cyrille Jenny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Högberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Cyrille Jenny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 79 minutes into the match, Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrille Jenny came free, but Simon Högberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrille Jenny in the 82nd minute of play forced Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's goalkeeper Simon Högberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back made a substitution. Waldemar Bryk replaced Tomasz Dziura. A nice corner shot did that Cyrille Jenny got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Simon Högberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Cyrille Jenny put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Simon Högberg. Cyrille Jenny blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simon Högberg having to make a save. Simon Högberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrille Jenny in the 87th minute of play. When Faustin Hamet 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 Faustin Hamet couldn't finish the play. Simon Högberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrille Jenny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tours Football Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.