U21 World League

NIROSXN Arena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Scorpions -MM-'s Costel Ţintă 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Alexandru Aanicăi put in a rough tackle. In the 9th minute, Alexandru Aanicăi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 played minutes AFC Nirosxn 08 got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Toma. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when Scorpions -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Dobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walter Zenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Toma, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, AFC Nirosxn 08's Calistrat Bolborici got a free kick in the 20th minute. Costel Ţintă charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Costel Ţintă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Scorpions -MM-'s Costel Ţintă got a free kick in the 21st minute. Emil Lunca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Uzuneanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Scorpions -MM-'s Walter Zenga got control of the ball when Nae Josan tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Claudiu Radovan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 39 played minutes, Scorpions -MM-'s Cornel Giuverdea shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emil Lunca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Scorpions -MM- reached it. Emil Lunca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costel Ţintă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudiu Radovan to make the kick off. Walter Zenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Radovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Scorpions -MM- were furious when Tony Dobos was red carded, 56 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when Scorpions -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Dobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scorpions -MM-'s Alex Vrânceanu was substituted for Octav Vătăşel. Tony Dobos hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, Scorpions -MM-'s Augustin Vergulescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emil Lunca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Traian Uzuneanu got free with Emil Lunca in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 66 minutes, Alex Vrânceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Scorpions -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Vrânceanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Dan Tinu took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Emil Lunca to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Radovan in the 72nd minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Walter Zenga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Dan Tinu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Emil Lunca, passed just outside the right post. In the 78th match minute, AFC Nirosxn 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugen Basarab to maneuver through the defense. Emil Lunca came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Scorpions -MM-'s Dan Tinu. But to his dismay, Dan Tinu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Scorpions -MM-'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.