World League

Templo de Hermes
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zula Marciewicz kicked off to start the match. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tiberiu Rotariu hit a great ball. Roger Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dacian Ghițescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dacian Ghițescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Guedes in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Virgil Jupân hit a great ball. After some careless play in the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca defense, Roger Guedes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dacian Ghițescu. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dacian Ghițescu should have stopped the shot. In the 16th minute Zula Marciewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Ghițescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca from getting a goal against them. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Marciewicz in the 20th minute of play. Lucian Şimonca made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Templários MZC's Roger Guedes. In the 24th minute Roger Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Ghițescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Cătălin Cosâmbescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Laze Gjoka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 30th minute, Roger Guedes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templários MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Lucian Şimonca got a free kick in the 32nd minute. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Roger Guedes 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. Gilberto Lira charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Lira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Gilberto Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cătălin Cosâmbescu to make the kick off. After 57 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Cătălin Cosâmbescu. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when Templários MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Dimas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roger Guedes hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Roger Guedes scored 5-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dacian Ghițescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cătălin Cosâmbescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laze Gjoka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cătălin Cosâmbescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Templários MZC's Gilberto Lira got his second yellow card of the match in the 73rd minute. The referee ordered Gilberto Lira off the ground. Gilberto Lira hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Templários MZC were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antônio Carlos Fernandes took the corner. The corner led Templários MZC's Antônio Carlos Fernandes to fire away a dangerous shot which Dacian Ghițescu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 87th minute, Noel Furlan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dacian Ghițescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. After 90 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Jupân. Lucian Şimonca kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, Templários MZC's Noel Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dacian Ghițescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. Thiago Ventura charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thiago Ventura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Templários MZC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Thiago Ventura hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Templários MZC were the better team. Templários MZC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.