U21 World League

Estadio Sergio Llull
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cai Espinosa made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Fan PC Servicii's Quique Olivera made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benedicto Jofre was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 5 played minutes Real Llull de Reus got a freekick which was hit by Aarón Domingo. In the 7th minute of the match Vlad Sbârcea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benedicto Jofre skillfully saved the ball. Cristian Petran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Jofre having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Petran in the 13th minute of play forced Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper Benedicto Jofre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dinu Medrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Espinosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedicto Jofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quique Olivera in the 21st minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Real Llull de Reus got a freekick which was hit by Clemencin Castelao. After having played for 23 minutes, Vlad Sbârcea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fan PC Servicii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vlad Sbârcea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benedicto Jofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Nichitelea in the 25th minute of play. Fan PC Servicii's Vlad Sbârcea quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Orlo Puyol, made in the 30th minute of the game. Benedicto Jofre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quique Olivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th match minute, Fan PC Servicii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damiano Cherubini to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lancelot Astudillo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lancelot Astudillo hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Quique Olivera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fan PC Servicii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quique Olivera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ionică Goma made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Marius Nichitelea immediately put the ball in play. Real Llull de Reus's Benedicto Jofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Nichitelea in the 43rd minute of play. If Lancelot Astudillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Real Llull de Reus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fan PC Servicii were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Quique Olivera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dinu Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Espinosa in the 52nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damiano Cherubini got free with Benedicto Jofre in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Orlo Puyol in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Fan PC Servicii's Vlad Sbârcea. After 65 played minutes Real Llull de Reus got a freekick which was hit by Che Valdivia. 66 minutes into the match, Fan PC Servicii's Vlad Sbârcea broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Real Llull de Reus's Benedicto Jofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Petran in the 68th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Polo Bouzas during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Polo Bouzas hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Mugur Udrea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Benedicto Jofre skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benvido Gómez during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Benvido Gómez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fan PC Servicii made a substitution. Samuel Espiridion replaced Marius Nichitelea. Fan PC Servicii's Manole Diaconescu was substituted for Alin Brânzaș. The supporters of Real Llull de Reus booed when Fan PC Servicii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionică Goma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Real Llull de Reus's Benedicto Jofre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Real Llull de Reus from getting a goal against them. During the 82nd minute of the match Polo Bouzas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Polo Bouzas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 82 played minutes Real Llull de Reus got a freekick which was hit by Polo Bouzas. With a little luck, Real Llull de Reus's Benedicto Jofre got control of the ball when Mugur Udrea tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Samuel Espiridion took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Benedicto Jofre to make any attempt to save it. 89 minutes into the match, Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper Benedicto Jofre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quique Olivera. After a rather tough play, Fan PC Servicii's Vlad Sbârcea got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 92 minutes, Cai Espinosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Llull de Reus and the Fan PC Servicii players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Fan PC Servicii booed when Real Llull de Reus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cai Espinosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benedicto Jofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quique Olivera in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Fan PC Servicii could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Llull de Reus throughout the match.