U23 League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Tomé Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jones Castray, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Tours Football Club's Sébastian Bouleau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomé Montenegro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 15 played minutes ASD Real Molinella 1911 got a freekick which was hit by Amos Sciarra. Jones Castray's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tomé Montenegro firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tomé Montenegro 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 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sébastian Bouleau in the 37th minute of play forced ASD Real Molinella 1911's goalkeeper Tomé Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sébastian Bouleau was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd 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. After having played for 45 minutes, Sébastian Bouleau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tours Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sébastian Bouleau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sébastian Bouleau in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sébastian Bouleau stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Lech Blochowiak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund. Thanks to some nice moves Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Lech Blochowiak however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund got free with Lech Blochowiak in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sébastian Bouleau in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomé Montenegro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sébastian Bouleau in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé Montenegro saved ASD Real Molinella 1911 from getting behind. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jones Castray in the 71st minute of the match. Tomé Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sébastian Bouleau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sébastian Bouleau in the 74th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Sébastian Bouleau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomé Montenegro. ASD Real Molinella 1911's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sébastian Bouleau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. ASD Real Molinella 1911 made a substitution. Sandro Coisne replaced Elia Santangelo. ASD Real Molinella 1911 made a substitution. Renato Chaves replaced Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund. 81 minutes into the match, ASD Real Molinella 1911's goal looked a bit too open when Jones Castray came free, but Tomé Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cyrille Jenny's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomé Montenegro was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After 86 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Romuald Requena. After recieving a nice pass, ASD Real Molinella 1911's Bai Lang Chao tried to score from far away in the 86th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 88thth minute of the game Jones Castray who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ASD Real Molinella 1911's Tomé Montenegro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Cyrille Jenny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cyrille Jenny in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomé Montenegro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the ASD Real Molinella 1911 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tours Football Club.