U21 World League

Purcaresti
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nik Tjæder kicked off to start the match. Purcaresti CSS's Ferdinand Horhoianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nik Tjæder in the 2nd minute of play. In the 3rd minute Atletico San Jacopino were awarded a corner. Alessandro Federici went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 14th minute, Nik Tjæder left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico San Jacopino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Franco Di Biagio hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Fabiano Daniele made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Cezar Novăceanu sent off a good shot on target. Fabiano Daniele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Gane, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Robert Stafie hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cezar Novăceanu got free with Fabiano Daniele in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Purcaresti CSS were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Atletico San Jacopino's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dorin Georgescu took the corner. Dorin Georgescu made a great header on Purcaresti CSS's corner, it was just that Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Daniele managed to reach the ball for a save. Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Daniele proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Atletico San Jacopino from getting a goal against them. Purcaresti CSS's Ferdinand Horhoianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nik Tjæder in the 32nd minute of play. Fabiano Daniele made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Cezar Novăceanu sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Nik Tjæder notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Purcaresti CSS's Ferdinand Horhoianu. Ferdinand Horhoianu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44thth minute of the game Nik Tjæder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purcaresti CSS's Ferdinand Horhoianu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ferdinand Horhoianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nik Tjæder, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cezar Novăceanu was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nik Tjæder in the 51st minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Ferdinand Horhoianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Eusebiu Stancu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Purcaresti CSS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atletico San Jacopino the free kick. Eusebiu Stancu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Cezar Novăceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Daniele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atletico San Jacopino's Antonio Benvenuto was substituted for Carlo Lusi. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Elia Pedroni replaced Bernardo Bobbio. Ferdinand Horhoianu made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Alessandro Federici sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Cicchinelli came free, but Ferdinand Horhoianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Ferdinand Horhoianu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eraldo Cicchinelli. Thanks to some nice moves Alessandro Federici could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Ferdinand Horhoianu however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eraldo Cicchinelli during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eraldo Cicchinelli kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Elia Pedroni hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Eraldo Cicchinelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinand Horhoianu was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Eraldo Cicchinelli sped through Purcaresti CSS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ferdinand Horhoianu. Ferdinand Horhoianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Cicchinelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Eraldo Cicchinelli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ferdinand Horhoianu. The goal made the score 0-4. Purcaresti CSS:s Ferdinand Horhoianu showed great skill when he stopped Alessandro Federici:s penalty. When the final whistle sounded Atletico San Jacopino left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Purcaresti CSS.