World League

Estadio Cercado
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Dragoș in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Stabbe saved Diablos Rojos from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Dăianu got free with Ernest Cazimir in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 9 minutes, Damian Stana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simared -MM- and the Diablos Rojos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13thth minute of the game Manuel Dragoș who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Diablos Rojos's Samuel Stabbe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Damian Stana hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Diablos Rojos's zone, Manuel Dragoș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Stabbe came out of the goal and Manuel Dragoș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxim Dăianus short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Ernest Cazimir to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Samuel Stabbe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Dragoș's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Samuel Stabbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petre Humă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Simared -MM-'s Manuel Dragoș in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diablos Rojos's goalie prevented a goal. Samuel Stabbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petre Humă in the 37th minute of play. Ernest Cazimir was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maxim Dăianu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. After 46 minutes, Manuel Dragoș mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simared -MM- and the Diablos Rojos players grew even worse after the yellow card. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maxim Dăianu to make the kick off. Samuel Stabbe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Dragoș in the 52nd minute. After 55 played minutes Diablos Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Tarchilă. Samuel Stabbe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Dragoș, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maxim Dăianu in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernest Cazimir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ernest Cazimir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Dăianu in the 62nd minute of the match. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Tarchilă in the 65th minute of play. Maxim Dăianu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ernest Cazimir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriu Balaban could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Samuel Stabbe made a huge save. Virgil Dulgherescu made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Damian Stana immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Dăianu in the 74th 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- made a substitution. Adam Boșneag replaced Eliodor Tărbac. Ernest Cazimir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Dăianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Simared -MM-'s Valeriu Balaban in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diablos Rojos's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maxim Dăianu in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernest Cazimir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Valeriu Balaban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Stabbe was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Diablos Rojos's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.