World League

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Feliciano Raitin got the match started through his kick off. Aron Stoicea charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aron Stoicea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Simared -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Aron Stoicea. Ernest Cazimir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Feliciano Raitin's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Karol Zahemski came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernest Cazimir came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Lapachito's Marty Simpson. But to his dismay, Marty Simpson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Lapachito's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Dragoș came free, but Julian Guillelme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Simared -MM- defense, Gavino Frantzes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernest Cazimir. The Simared -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernest Cazimir should have stopped the shot. Gheorghe Şerbănoiu hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Hilario Llanos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernest Cazimir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marty Simpson in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Frantzes came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Feliciano Raitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Cazimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Frantzes in the 30th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simared -MM- were furious when Aron Stoicea was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Aron Stoicea kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Dragoș to strike the kick off in the second half. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marty Simpson in the 52nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Gavino Frantzes took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Ernest Cazimir to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Raitin got free with Ernest Cazimir in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernest Cazimir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marty Simpson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernest Cazimir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Raitin in the 63rd minute. Manuel Dragoș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lapachito's Ruperto Matei was substituted for Gavino Frantzes. Simared -MM-'s Valeriu Balaban was substituted for Manuel Dragoș. After a rather tough play, Lapachito's Cyryl Patora got a free kick in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliciano Raitin. The audience was convinced that Valeriu Balaban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julian Guillelme was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valeriu Balaban in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Guillelme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simared -MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Feliciano Raitin scored to the left of an out of position Ernest Cazimir, making the score, 0-4. Simared -MM-'s Adam Boșneag was substituted for Eliodor Tărbac. Lapachito played a much better game than Simared -MM- and deserved their victory. The Simared -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.