U23 League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) In the 6th minute Recolta Alamor were awarded a corner. Chris Bateman went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Chris Bateman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dan Gheară quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Norman Donnelly, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 6 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dan Gheară was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Theodore Cagle got a free kick in the 8th minute. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Cosmos Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodore Cagle in the 13th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Gheară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodore Cagle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norman Donnelly. In the 23rd minute of the match Recolta Alamor got a corner. Cosmos Soccer Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Bateman ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Chris Bateman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dan Gheară quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dan Gheară made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodore Cagle in the 25th minute of play. Dan Gheară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodore Cagle in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Ţopescu in the 28th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Theodore Cagle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Gheară saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigore Proca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iago Aspas, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Dan Gheară made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norman Donnelly in the 39th minute. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Cosmos Soccer Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Cullen didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Phil Riggs from long distance, 45 minutes into the match, got Dan Gheară's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 45th minute, 姜永洲 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Norman Donnelly to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Theodore Cagle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Recolta Alamor's supporters rose to their feet, but Theodore Cagle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Gheară breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 56th match minute, Recolta Alamor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wallace Newman to maneuver through the defense. Grigore Proca acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 56th minute, took the ball on the long shot from 姜永洲. Waldo Bean kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Theodore Cagle made a precise shot to the right of Dan Gheară. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Grigore Proca came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Cosmos Soccer Club's Iago Aspas. But to his dismay, Iago Aspas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ivan Ţopescu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 69th minute. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodore Cagle in the 72nd minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Gheară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodore Cagle in the 73rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wallace Newman during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 75 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Wallace Newman. After 80 minutes, Theodore Cagle made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Iago Aspas got a free kick in the 84th minute. Dan Gheară made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Ellis in the 89th minute of play. In the 96th minute Theodore Cagle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Gheară saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cosmos Soccer Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Recolta Alamor.