U21 World League

Satulung
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráusio Matos started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Francisc Astafiei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tractorul Satulung -MM- and the MDQ Raptors FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francisc Astafiei hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Ruperto Bastia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Lucrețiu Agulescu struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ruperto Bastia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tractorul Satulung -MM-. Ruperto Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Agulescu in the 22nd minute of the match. When Atilano Bitxintxo fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MDQ Raptors FC's protests and gave Atilano Bitxintxo a yellow card for diving instead. Atilano Bitxintxo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 26 played minutes MDQ Raptors FC got a freekick which was hit by Justino Bernal. Arsenio Eskuin charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Eskuin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MDQ Raptors FC! After 29 minutes MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Ruperto Bastia managed, with a little bit of luck, save Qin Ying Jing's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. Ruperto Bastia came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Qin Ying Jing. But to his dismay, Qin Ying Jing quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, MDQ Raptors FC's Amador Harriet got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Dráusio Matos made a precise shot to the right of Ruperto Bastia. MDQ Raptors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Agulescu in the 36th minute of play forced MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Ruperto Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruperto Bastia came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Ferdinand Iorgovan. But to his dismay, Ferdinand Iorgovan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 40 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Dráusio Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruperto Bastia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomás Etxatxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liviu Iordache read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ferdinand Iorgovan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ferdinand Iorgovan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruperto Bastia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MDQ Raptors FC's Ruperto Bastia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Agulescu in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos Onofre to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Ruperto Bastia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Tomás Etxatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Adair kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Tractorul Satulung -MM- got a corner. MDQ Raptors FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qin Ying Jing ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ruperto Bastia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráusio Matos in the 67th minute of play. After 67 minutes of play, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Dráusio Matos made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruperto Bastia was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Linhares in the 82nd minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Liviu Iordache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Dráusio Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruperto Bastia was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. When Wasyl Kempka fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s protests and gave Wasyl Kempka a yellow card for diving instead.