World League

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Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manole Frunză started the match with the kick off. Dorin Arșanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Lehen in the 3rd minute of the match. Nippur de Lagash 2's Tito Chayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Frunză in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Nippur de Lagash 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Dantae didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dorin Arșanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Lehen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dorin Arșanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casimiro Cordarell in the 14th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Casimiro Cordarell notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Rovine Craiova's Dorin Arșanu. Dorin Arșanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Lehen in the 21st minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Dorin Arșanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Cezariu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dorin Arșanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Cordarell, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Rovine Craiova were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Nippur de Lagash 2's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexandru Tudorică took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Frunză in the 36th minute of play forced Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Tito Chayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo De Mitri kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Nippur de Lagash 2's Tito Chayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Cezariu in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Manole Frunză shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tito Chayo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandru Tudorică hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Tito Chayo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Cezariu in the 47th minute of play. The Rovine Craiova players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nippur de Lagash 2 were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hernan Lehen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Casimiro Cordarell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Dorin Arșanu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 55th minute, Alexandru Tudorică hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Casimiro Cordarell 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. Nippur de Lagash 2's Tito Chayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Frunză in the 59th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Jyrki Saarelainen 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. Tito Chayo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Tudorică, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 70th minute, Manole Frunză 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. Gustaw Rasialdo made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nippur de Lagash 2's Benjamin Navarro. Dorin Arșanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Casimiro Cordarell in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute, Nippur de Lagash 2's Casimiro Cordarell ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dorin Arșanu. Dorin Arșanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Manole Frunză sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manole Frunză's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tito Chayo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Nippur de Lagash 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Israel Oliviero didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Cezariu in the 81st minute of play forced Nippur de Lagash 2's goalkeeper Tito Chayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 84 in the game by Casimiro Cordarell from a close distance when the talented Dorin Arșanu managed to make a qualified save. Rovine Craiova's players were relieved. Nippur de Lagash 2's Reynaldo De Mitri got his second yellow card of the match in the 87th minute. The referee ordered Reynaldo De Mitri off the ground. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Nippur de Lagash 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo De Mitri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Casimiro Cordarell got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 95 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Dorin Arșanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Casimiro Cordarell. The corner led Nippur de Lagash 2's Israel Oliviero to fire away a dangerous shot which Dorin Arșanu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nippur de Lagash 2 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.