U23 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sever Pandele started the match with the kick off. After having played for 8 minutes, Txilar Abeita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Mandarina Mecánica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Txilar Abeita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Constancio Abecia got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Qiu Wei Ting cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Perico Abellaneda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sancho Abeitia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ostadar Abellaneda hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the La Mandarina Mecánica defense, Sever Pandele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perico Abellaneda. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perico Abellaneda should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constancio Abecia to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Wei Ting might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Perico Abellaneda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Qiu Wei Ting ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Perico Abellaneda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Constancio Abecia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perico Abellaneda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xalo Camara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Xalo Camara hit a great ball. Iordache Hirean was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sancho Abeitia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 31 minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Txilar Abeita came free, but Iordache Hirean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perico Abellaneda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sever Pandele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Xalo Camara came free, but Perico Abellaneda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sancho Abeitia in the 59th minute of play forced Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Iordache Hirean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pello Abechuco hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Iordache Hirean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancho Abeitia in the 67th minute of play. Iordache Hirean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txilar Abeita in the 70th minute of play. Iordache Hirean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constancio Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute of the match La Mandarina Mecánica got a corner. Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Goito Abar ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Marcelo Abastas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Sendoa Aballe replaced Goito Abar. In the 78thth minute of the game Txilar Abeita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sever Pandele kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Perico Abellaneda. That made the score 1-3 in the 80 minute of play. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Bogi Miner replaced Felix Ferenț. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sancho Abeitia in the 85th minute of the match. Qiu Wei Ting's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Perico Abellaneda firmly grabbed it by the left post. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sancho Abeitia in the 91st minute of play. Iordache Hirean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancho Abeitia in the 93rd minute of play. Txilar Abeita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Minerul Baita -MM-'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.