U21 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ion Petrică took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ion Petrică in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xzaiver Lorenzo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ion Petrică spun around in front of the goal 6 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal. In the 15th minute of the match Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a corner. A4p FC Gad's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cagua Vilarrubia ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Cagua Vilarrubia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Olimpiu Târlea quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 19th minute Ion Petrică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xzaiver Lorenzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nichifor Barbălată, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ion Petrică in the 22nd minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Xzaiver Lorenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Ion Petrică left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Petrică in the 29th minute of the match. A4p FC Gad's Felix Grigoroiu got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. Zorion Oña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Olimpiu Târlea made a huge save. In the 42nd minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Gustavo Isazi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olimpiu Târlea. Olimpiu Târlea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Zorion Oña took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olimpiu Târlea. Olimpiu Târlea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zorion Oña stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Xzaiver Lorenzo made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Nichifor Barbălată sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Espinosa Manteca in the 57th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Zorion Oña cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Olimpiu Târlea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tudor Cioculescu got free with Xzaiver Lorenzo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xzaiver Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Tărău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th match minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogerio Vilela to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Matei Filipoiu came free, but Xzaiver Lorenzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olimpiu Târlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Isazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Zorion Oña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olimpiu Târlea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. When Felix Grigoroiu fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Felix Grigoroiu a yellow card for diving instead. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cagua Vilarrubia couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for A4p FC Gad. Olimpiu Târlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Isazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zorion Oña in the 77th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xzaiver Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Filipoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tudor Cioculescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Xzaiver Lorenzo made a huge save. In the 96th minute Ernest Bianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xzaiver Lorenzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.