World League

Stadionul Ripensia
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Freddy Valentine took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zeledon Curcio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Victor Lucila showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. In the 9th minute Victor Lucila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeledon Curcio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Lucila struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Zeledon Curcio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV. Victor Lucila hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurids Grejsen in the 21st minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Dinu Oardă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeledon Curcio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Lucila, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 22 minutes into the match, Yala's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Lucila came free, but Zeledon Curcio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal looked a bit too open when Laurids Grejsen came free, but Dinu Oardă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes, Sorin Gurlui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV and the Yala players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Yala's Gao Cheng Fei seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gao Cheng Fei the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Yala protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gao Cheng Fei had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liviu Frumușanu got free with Zeledon Curcio in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute Freddy Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinu Oardă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liviu Frumușanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liviu Frumușanu got free with Zeledon Curcio in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute Freddy Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinu Oardă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeledon Curcio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Lucila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ernest Oprescu in the 46th minute. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's Victor Lucila was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zeledon Curcio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Liviu Frumușanu was the one to do the kick off. If Niki Bundev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeledon Curcio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Lucila in the 57th minute of the match. Zeledon Curcio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Lucila in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Victor Lucila made a precise shot to the right of Zeledon Curcio. Yala's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Yala's Zeledon Curcio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Lucila in the 72nd minute of play. Dinu Oardă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Valentine in the 74th minute of play. Freddy Valentine succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 74th playminute. Dinu Oardă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Feo in the 80th minute of the match. Niki Bundev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dinu Oardă having to interfere. Dinu Oardă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Feo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Dinu Oardă made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Alberto Jaunti sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute Yala were awarded a corner. Raimundo Frans went to the cornerflag to take it. Alberto Jaunti was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ernest Oprescu hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alberto Jaunti kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dinu Oardă. That made the score 3-3 in the 96 minute of play. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.