U21 World League

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Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonides Dalmau kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Quintin in the 3rd minute of play forced Dacians Academy's goalkeeper Maxim Stroia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxim Stroia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Vistruario in the 8th minute of the match. Leonides Dalmau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Maxim Stroia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregorio Fagildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Văduvescu in the 11th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Deportivo Diamante U18's Victoriano Quintin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Maxim Stroia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Dalmau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dacians Academy's Maxim Stroia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Dalmau in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Leonides Dalmau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxim Stroia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Ionuț Văduvescu hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Dacians Academy's goalkeeper Maxim Stroia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Dalmau. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonides Dalmau got free with Maxim Stroia in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A nice corner shot did that Victoriano Quintin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maxim Stroia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 40th match minute, Dacians Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolae Dică to maneuver through the defense. Leonides Dalmau in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maxim Stroia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Leonides Dalmau did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Maxim Stroia 45 minutes into the match. 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 2-0.

Dacians Academy's Maxim Stroia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Sindo in the 58th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Mateo Sindo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Diamante U18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Gregorio Fagildo was a little too slow when Ionuț Văduvescu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Dacians Academy's zone, Rolando Vistruario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxim Stroia came out of the goal and Rolando Vistruario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 72 minutes into the game, Junior Coman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dacians Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Diamante U18 the free kick. A collision led to Dacians Academy getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Junior Coman hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Dacians Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Quintin came free, but Maxim Stroia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rolando Vistruario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxim Stroia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Cordairo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Gregorio Fagildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Coman in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Leonides Dalmau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxim Stroia was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Dacians Academy's Junior Coman got a free kick in the 96th minute. Dacians Academy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.