U23 World League

Atahualpa
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Haroldo Etor hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Jacobo Txema lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Champions Iasi a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Codruț Zbârnea, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's Cipriano Lorien. 0-1. MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN made a substitution. Daniel Madeo replaced Julian Abaurre. MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's Cipriano Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Crașovan in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's Marcos Blasco got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 21st minute, Benjamin Muc 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. 22 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Ovidiu Bojin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Madeo. After 26 played minutes MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Muc. Alvaro Bartolome scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ovidiu Bojin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ovidiu Bojin made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Nicolas Che sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute, Marcos Blasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leontin Hâldan to make the kick off. MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's Cipriano Lorien proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN from getting a goal against them. Manole Crașovan struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Cipriano Lorien didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Champions Iasi. In the 61st match minute, MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Bartolome to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's Daniel Madeo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Ovidiu Bojin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Che, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Nicolas Che managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARIANO MORENO DE JUNÍN's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Che was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ovidiu Bojin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benjamin Muc hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Madeo came free, but Ovidiu Bojin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Leontin Hâldan 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. Leontin Hâldan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Cipriano Lorien made a huge save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.