World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viorel Iacobescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Halipa in the 3rd minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciprian Halipa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niculae Rădvan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Lalo in the 8th minute of play. Viorel Iacobescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Da Vinci having to interfere. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of FC PIETROSUL -MM- booed when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Abelardo Bezerra got a free kick in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Don Lalo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niculae Rădvan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Niculae Rădvan made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Cordario De la Torre sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute, Aurelian Odobescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC PIETROSUL -MM- booed when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abelardo Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Iacobescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viorel Iacobescu in the 35th minute of the match. Cordario De la Torre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurel Teodoroiu in the 38th minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Teodoroiu in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Filip Braia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G.E. Juventus FSCMZ the free kick. Filip Braia hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Niculae Rădvan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benas Brazys in the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Filip Braia got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

FC PIETROSUL -MM- made a substitution. Costin Pupăzan replaced Filip Braia. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Sandu Porumbescu was substituted for Emilian Şoimaru. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Lalo to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Leonardo Da Vinci threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Viorel Iacobescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 63 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niculae Rădvan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save G.E. Juventus FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Crăiniceanu got free with Leonardo Da Vinci in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the FC PIETROSUL -MM- defense, Don Lalo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niculae Rădvan. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niculae Rădvan should have stopped the shot. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Achilleas Stefanakis was substituted for Christian Pulisic. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ made a substitution. Tor Garantos replaced Don Lalo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Teodoroiu in the 85th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Codin kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Achilleas Stefanakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Niculae Rădvan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristi Ciprian scored 1-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.