World League

Juresti
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) bullfinches's Liviu Zubaşcu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ignacy Kinic might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nistor Sfetcu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ignacy Kinic ran back to his position shaking his head. Nistor Sfetcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacy Kinic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nistor Sfetcu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Messi went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. bullfinches's Nistor Sfetcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Messi in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Cristiano Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nistor Sfetcu. bullfinches's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Nistor Sfetcu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Messi went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Remus Stanca made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Corinthians's Leopoldo Palmeira. When Cristiano Messi came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Corinthians fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristiano Messi couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, Cristiano Messi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nistor Sfetcu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 36 minutes into the game, Chris Mas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave bullfinches the free kick. After 39 minutes of play, Corinthians's Cristiano Messi made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nistor Sfetcu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice moves Costică Glăvan could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Jaime Almeida however easily saved by the left post. 0-7 became the score in the 44th minute when Cristiano Messi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 47th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacy Kinic to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Nistor Sfetcu was a little too slow when Cristiano Messi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-8. A collision led to bullfinches getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Costică Glăvan hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ignacy Kinic kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nistor Sfetcu. That made the score 0-9 in the 55 minute of play. After 59 minutes, Cristiano Messi made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. bullfinches's Nistor Sfetcu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, bullfinches's goalkeeper Nistor Sfetcu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Messi. Nistor Sfetcu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Messi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 64 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Messi in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nistor Sfetcu saved bullfinches from getting behind. Cristiano Messi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nistor Sfetcu came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristiano Messi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Cristiano Messi lined in a short shot 0-13 behind a frustrated Nistor Sfetcu. 76 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Cristiano Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nistor Sfetcu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-14. In the 79th minute of the game Cornel Cudalb made a throw-in which Olimpiu Pantiș played forward. Ignacy Kinic's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nistor Sfetcu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. bullfinches's Nistor Sfetcu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save bullfinches from getting a goal against them. Corinthians's Rubinho de Lara was substituted for Ignacy Kinic. Corinthians made a substitution. José Vítor Ramos replaced Cristiano Messi. Rubinho de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Nistor Sfetcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Corinthians left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than bullfinches.