World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Santiago Sidro made the kick off and thus started the match. Robustiano Cordareo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Juravschi in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Sandu Musteatã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Cordareo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Forros Fantásticos AC's Robustiano Cordareo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Forros Fantásticos AC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Forros Fantásticos AC's zone, Dragos Burduja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robustiano Cordareo came out of the goal and Dragos Burduja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Alberto Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marius Sagen's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Santiago Sidro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. After 20 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Emil Wos. In the 21st minute, Santiago Sidro made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado. UFC Puturoasa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Juravschi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robustiano Cordareo saved Forros Fantásticos AC from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Dragos Burduja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC Puturoasa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emil Juravschi in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robustiano Cordareo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Tadeusz Pracki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36thth minute of the game Alejo Lehior who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th minute Alejo Lehior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, Forros Fantásticos AC's Marius Sagen made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Alberto Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santiago Sidro in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Alberto Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robustiano Cordareo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Juravschi in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emil Juravschi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Forros Fantásticos AC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Octavio Pabla in the 57th minute. The corner ended in Octavio Pabla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado did a great save. When Emil Juravschi came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the UFC Puturoasa 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 Emil Juravschi couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emil Juravschi in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robustiano Cordareo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robustiano Cordareo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Juravschi in the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Emil Juravschi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UFC Puturoasa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emil Juravschi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. UFC Puturoasa's Filip Chiritã was substituted for Alphonso Davies. Carlos Alberto Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Sidro in the 80th minute. Emil Scobioalã sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Forros Fantásticos AC made a substitution. Candido Artaldo replaced Octavio Pabla. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Forros Fantásticos AC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.