U21 World League

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Marius Cucerdean made the kick off and thus started the match. Aureliano Obeko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Isbășoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Nicanor Florinio scored to the left of an out of position Vlad Zâncă, making the score, 1-0. Vlad Zâncă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicanor Florinio in the 12th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Ignacio Cayo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leones FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- the free kick. Ignacio Cayo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Bizi during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Nicolas Bizi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute Ivan Mereuță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Obeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonardo Poz in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vlad Zâncă saved White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Bântu in the 40th minute of play forced Leones FC's goalkeeper Aureliano Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Constantino Ongile charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Constantino Ongile the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Constantino Ongile got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 44 played minutes White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- got a freekick which was hit by Mihai Isbășoiu. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Leonardo Poz scored to the left of an out of position Vlad Zâncă, making the score, 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

If Nicolas Bizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- defense, Leonardo Poz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vlad Zâncă. The White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vlad Zâncă should have stopped the shot. Nicolas Bizi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ivan Mereuță fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s protests and gave Ivan Mereuță a yellow card for diving instead. Constantino Ongile took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vlad Zâncă. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihail Ciocâlteu got free with Aureliano Obeko in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Radu Bântu hit a great ball. In the 72nd match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mircea Gherasim to maneuver through the defense. Constantino Ongile was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Valeriu Vlădoiu hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Leonardo Poz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 78th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Manilan to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Poz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Zâncă having to interfere. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Valeriu Vlădoiu hit a great ball. In the 94th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Bizi to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Zâncă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Poz's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When Nicanor Florinio came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Leones FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicanor Florinio couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Leones FC.