U23 World League

Construction Site
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valeriu Ene made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Black Mount™'s Alvise Zarrella made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anton Iorda was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, Team in construction's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Duro came free, but Anton Iorda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dragoş Bogătan fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Team in construction's protests and gave Dragoş Bogătan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Black Mount™ getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alberigo Di Lillo hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Valeriu Ene 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. Arturo Duro struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Anton Iorda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Mount™. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gică Tudor hit a great ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Alvise Zarrella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Mount™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Zarrella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 41st minute, Arturo Duro made a precise shot to the right of Anton Iorda. Team in construction's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 47th match minute, Team in construction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Bologa to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in Team in construction's zone, Arturo Duro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Iorda came out of the goal and Arturo Duro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Black Mount™'s goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Ene came free, but Bianco Pierdomenico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gică Tudor's late challenge caught a Black Mount™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gică Tudor helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Team in construction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Tudor to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Black Mount™'s goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Ene came free, but Bianco Pierdomenico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes Team in construction got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Romoşan. After having played for 77 minutes, Stelian Halipa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team in construction's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stelian Halipa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Özgür Canser recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Anton Iorda managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Black Mount™'s Özgür Canser fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Alvise Zarrella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Mount™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alvise Zarrella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Iorda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bianco Pierdomenico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Bogătan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Black Mount™ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Team in construction.