U23 League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) AC Collins's Mel Önen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Tours Football Club's Sébastian Bouleau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato Foddis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Sébastian Bouleau 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: 0-2. Tours Football Club's Romulo Urko quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yang Sang Yang, made in the 13th minute of the game. In the 19th minute of the match Tours Football Club got a corner. AC Collins's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ulysse Houssais ran over to the corner to take the kick. 24 minutes into the game, Didi Valletta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Collins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tours Football Club the free kick. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Valletta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulysse Houssais, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 28 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Sébastian Bouleau came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Carmine Oddi came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the AC Collins 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 Carmine Oddi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AC Collins booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jones Castray didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Sébastian Bouleau made a precise shot to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After some careless play in the AC Collins defense, Sébastian Bouleau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Foddis. The AC Collins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Foddis should have stopped the shot. After 45 minutes of play, AC Collins's Carmine Oddi made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lech Blochowiak was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sébastian Bouleau to strike the kick off in the second half. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sébastian Bouleau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sébastian Bouleau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Foddis having to interfere. Donato Foddis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sébastian Bouleau, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Jones Castray came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Donato Foddis could save by the left post. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Ruscitti didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Collins's Pekko Rino was substituted for Mel Önen. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Ruscitti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romulo Urko made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AC Collins's Yang Sang Yang. In the 80th 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: 1-6. Pekko Rino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lech Blochowiak having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cyrille Jenny in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donato Foddis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pekko Rino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute, Cyrille Jenny got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The AC Collins fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tours Football Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.