U21 World League

The Last Kingdom
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristóvão Valle took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Cristóvão Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doru Tarcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Octav Martinaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Doru Tarcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manu Smets in the 15th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Royal Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by 马岚寒. After having played for 20 minutes, Leontin Tudorică managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Leontin Tudorică was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manu Smets in the 22nd minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Doru Tarcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hudson Pires could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Doru Tarcu made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Vasile Hâncu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Cordara. Royal Knights FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vasile Hâncu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 31st minute Octav Martinaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doru Tarcu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manu Smets in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, 马岚寒 fired a really elegant long shot, but Doru Tarcu threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Brezoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogdan Ştercă's late challenge caught a Royal Knights FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bogdan Ştercă helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Doru Tarcu got control of the ball when Hudson Pires tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Octav Martinaș to make the kick off. Hudson Pires's late challenge caught a FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hudson Pires helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 played minutes Royal Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Hudson Pires. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Corrêa in the 55th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Doru Tarcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 played minutes FC PIETROSUL -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Felix Chițu. In the 56th minute of the match 蔡辉海 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doru Tarcu skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of FC PIETROSUL -MM- booed when Royal Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 minutes of play, Royal Knights FC's Manu Smets made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doru Tarcu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Royal Knights FC's Cristo Cordara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Hâncu in the 65th minute of play. Hudson Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Doru Tarcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Vlad Brezoi got a free kick in the 69th minute. Marius Turcu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute of the match 马岚寒 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doru Tarcu skillfully saved the ball. Manu Smets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Royal Knights FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC PIETROSUL -MM- to leave the ground with a draw.