U23 World League

Luck Arena
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The supporters of FC Luck booed when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 played minutes FC Luck got a freekick which was hit by Sandu Irimia. In the 9th match minute, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Narcis Ţipirig blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Albuquerque having to make a save. 13 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Cristiano Albuquerque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Narcis Ţipirig. With a little luck, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque got control of the ball when Narcis Ţipirig tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Narcis Ţipirig came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the FC Luck fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Narcis Ţipirig couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute, Eduard Mutu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristiano Albuquerque was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 28 played minutes FC Luck's Narcis Ţipirig stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Cristiano Albuquerque stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ of the goal. FC Luck's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silviu Bădila in the 29th minute. A nice corner shot did that Silviu Bădila got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristiano Albuquerque quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. FC Luck's Narcis Ţipirig was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 31st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Cristiano Albuquerque was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Narcis Ţipirig showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 36 minute of play. Narcis Ţipirig's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Cristiano Albuquerque skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. FC Luck's attentive Silviu Hrandabur managed to snatch the ball when Claudinei Almeida made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eduard Mutu to strike the kick off in the second half. FC Luck's Silviu Bădila quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Claudinei Almeida, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Cristiano Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Ţipirig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Narcis Ţipirig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes, FC Luck's Romeo Mihai shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristiano Albuquerque came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Luck reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 62nd minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Cristiano Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narcis Ţipirig took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Albuquerque. Cristiano Albuquerque dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Cristiano Albuquerque didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Narcis Ţipirig went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Cristiano Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Ţipirig in the 72nd minute of the match. Nicu Mincu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amauri Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Narcis Ţipirig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Albuquerque was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 80th minute of play. Cristiano Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narcis Ţipirig, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Narcis Ţipirig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Albuquerque was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 87thth minute of the game Narcis Ţipirig who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristiano Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Mutu in the 89th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's zone, Narcis Ţipirig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Albuquerque came out of the goal and Narcis Ţipirig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94thth minute of the game Narcis Ţipirig who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.