U23 League

Colosseum
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Cédric Payen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Rudolf Magnusson fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minerul Baita -MM-'s protests and gave Rudolf Magnusson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Rudolf Magnusson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Qiu Wei Ting left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minerul Baita -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Dumitru Tolea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xalo Camara in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cédric Payen in the 11th minute of play forced Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Dumitru Tolea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Tolea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alan Varela's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Xalo Camara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dumitru Tolea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, Dark Prophets's goal looked a bit too open when Xalo Camara came free, but Dumitru Tolea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumitru Tolea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Magnusson in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Cédric Payen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Tolea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Alan Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Tolea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Xalo Camara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Tolea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Dark Prophets booed when Minerul Baita -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bolo Miner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dumitru Tolea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cédric Payen went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After 42 minutes, Cédric Payen made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Qiu Wei Ting put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Sorin Potra hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute of the match Codruț Podgoreanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dumitru Tolea showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cédric Payen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dumitru Tolea. That made the score 0-11 in the 67 minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Cédric Payen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dumitru Tolea. Cédric Payen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-12. 73 minutes into the game, Qiu Wei Ting cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-13. Dumitru Tolea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute, Cédric Payen made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Dark Prophets's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-14. Alan Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dumitru Tolea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alan Varela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Dumitru Tolea made a huge save. Dumitru Tolea was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Mons Vallestad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mons Vallestad really showed his touch with that goal: 0-15. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Wei Ting got free with Dumitru Tolea in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Minerul Baita -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Qiu Wei Ting in the 89th minute. Dumitru Tolea made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Mons Vallestad sent off a good shot on target. 92 minutes into the match, Qiu Wei Ting notched a goal, 0-16, to the right of Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dumitru Tolea was a little too slow when Pavel Niță got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-17. Minerul Baita -MM-'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.