U23 World League

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fidel Ruisko started the match with the kick off. After 8 played minutes Dunamis got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Sustrai. With a little luck, Dunamis's Fulgencio Rubio got control of the ball when Cosmin Sichitiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dom Mingo took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alin Onuț. Alin Onuț dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cosmin Sichitiu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Fulgencio Rubio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 43 played minutes Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Danang Macadangdang. If Niceto Cordarell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Cordarell in the 44th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Alin Onuț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dom Mingo in the 45th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Alin Onuț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Cosmin Sichitiu made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Clemente Sustrai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosmin Sichitiu in the 55th minute of play forced Dunamis's goalkeeper Fulgencio Rubio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, one of Dunamis:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dunamis. When Cristian Palos fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dunamis's protests and gave Cristian Palos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Cristian Palos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dunamis's Natalio Leheren was substituted for Niceto Cordarell. After a rather tough play, Dunamis's Cristian Palos got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 87 minutes, Leonard Bărnuțiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- and the Dunamis players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Dunamis:s goal. The goalkeeper, Alin Onuț, was totally fooled by Dunamis's Fidel Ruisko, who 89 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 97 minutes into the game, Cosmin Sichitiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Fulgencio Rubio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- were the better team. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.