U21 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Rova Rosiori's Constantin Seremet 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. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Seremet in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's goal looked a bit too open when Mădălin Răduț came free, but Santiago Endura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Raniolo in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Endura saved Rova Rosiori from getting behind. In the 15th minute of the match, Adriano Raniolo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santiago Endura saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Rova Rosiori getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Iurie Muntean hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Spirea got free with Santiago Endura in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Avram Teodorescu kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Constantin Seremet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laurențiu Popescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Constantin Seremet's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 40th minute, Constantin Seremet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 minutes of play, Alexandria Team08's Adriano Raniolo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Endura was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Rova Rosiori booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Iuga didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Mădălin Răduț made the kick off in the second half. Constantin Seremet received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Laurențiu Popescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Constantin Seremet slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 52nd minute. Laurențiu Popescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin Seremet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Adriano Raniolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Endura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Ambrosio Goñi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rova Rosiori booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcu Bilașco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurențiu Popescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Pintea in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Rova Rosiori's 洪珂卫 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Tiberiu Iuga got a free kick in the 71st minute. Mădălin Răduț succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. Mădălin Răduț received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Santiago Endura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Mădălin Răduț managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alexandria Team08's supporters rose to their feet, but Mădălin Răduț was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Endura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santiago Endura didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Spirea went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mădălin Răduț in the 86th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Santiago Endura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Adrian Spirea got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Constantin Seremet came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Rova Rosiori 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 Constantin Seremet couldn't finish the play. When Tiberiu Iuga fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexandria Team08's protests and gave Tiberiu Iuga a yellow card for diving instead. Alexandria Team08's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.