U23 World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 8142 (Terracing: 6107, Seating: 1873, VIP seats: 162) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cosmin Sichitiu made the kick off which started today's match. Adam Curteanu, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Mugurel Bleoancă when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xun in the 13th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Mugurel Bleoancă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosmin Sichitiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Mugurel Bleoancă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Mugurel Bleoancă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi got free with Mugurel Bleoancă in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mugurel Bleoancă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ke Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Segundo Hanot managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Danang Macadangdang in the 35 minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Sichitiu came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Filip Chiliman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mugurel Bleoancă made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Sichitiu came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mugurel Bleoancă. Mugurel Bleoancă yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1.

The wind increased when Pedro Ochoa made the kick off in the second half. Cosmin Sichitiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kepa Arrizabalaga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cosmin Sichitiu ran back to his position shaking his head. Mugurel Bleoancă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute Gustavo-Hernán Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Bleoancă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugurel Bleoancă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ke Xun in the 61st minute of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Segundo Hanot pulled a muscle in his back after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Cosmin Sichitiu fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s protests and gave Cosmin Sichitiu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Cosmin Sichitiu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy was substituted for Iker Eneko. Mugurel Bleoancă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ke Xun, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Cosmin Sichitiu was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Cosmin Sichitiu kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Mugurel Bleoancă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Trotskiy made in the 83rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Chiliman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Leon Trotskiy. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Chiliman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.