U21 World League

Teepee Park
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcel Roşu got the match started through his kick off. Josiah Ayala's late challenge caught a FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josiah Ayala helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hurricanes FC's Josiah Ayala got a free kick in the 4th minute. Aristide Martin scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudio Bermudez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Roşu in the 9th minute of play forced Hurricanes FC's goalkeeper Claudio Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Victor Budianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickie Bourque in the 11th minute of play. Victor Budianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickie Bourque in the 13th minute of play. Mihail Moisescu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Mihail Moisescu hit a great ball. If Josiah Ayala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Kenny Granger could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Victor Budianu however easily saved by the left post. Rickie Bourque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute, Vintilă Lupulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Kenny Granger made a precise shot to the right of Victor Budianu. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Vintilă Lupulescu's late challenge caught a Hurricanes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vintilă Lupulescu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vintilă Lupulescu to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, Moise Nițu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Claudio Bermudez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rickie Bourque to strike the kick off in the second half. If Rickie Bourque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Budianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenny Granger, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Rickie Bourque had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victor Budianu. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rickie Bourque was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Victor Budianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickie Bourque in the 63rd minute of play. Victor Budianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickie Bourque in the 64th minute of the match. Victor Budianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Granger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's Victor Budianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josiah Ayala in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rickie Bourque's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Budianu was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Rickie Bourque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rickie Bourque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute Rickie Bourque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Budianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moise Nițu hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Victor Budianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickie Bourque in the 87th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Florence Marin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Moise Nițu hit a great ball. If Rickie Bourque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes, Remus Stolniceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt and the Hurricanes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remus Stolniceanu to maneuver through the defense. Josiah Ayala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor Budianu having to make a save.