U21 World League

Yalaquer
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) TAXI-MM-'s Iulian Stoleru started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Filip Duldurescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Hudiță made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Canive in the 5th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Iulian Stoleru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Martelo. ............'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iulian Stoleru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Javier Aubets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabian Hudiță made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Canive in the 22nd minute. Daniel Canive's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabian Hudiță read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Daniel Canive mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ............ and the TAXI-MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. TAXI-MM-'s Călin Panciu was substituted for Corneliu Chirea. After 30 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Canive. 32 minutes into the game, Iulian Stoleru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Humberto Martelo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Canive was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 41 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Canive. Humberto Martelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Stoleru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ............ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TAXI-MM- were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentine Figueruela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Javier Aubets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fabian Hudiță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, ............'s goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Stoleru came free, but Humberto Martelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mircea Necșulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Humberto Martelo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Iulian Stoleru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Humberto Martelo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 83rd minute, ............'s Vitin Franques seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vitin Franques the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ............ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vitin Franques had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of ............:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TAXI-MM-:s goal. When the match had been going on for 84 minutes, TAXI-MM-'s Edgar Sălcudeanu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Humberto Martelo. In the 90th minute Nae Neguțu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Martelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Olimpiu Bobailă managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAXI-MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Olimpiu Bobailă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Martelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded TAXI-MM- left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than .............