U21 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guillermo Emesto made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Bernal in the 5th minute of play forced YR☆ Rossoneri™'s goalkeeper Iordache Minea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lázaro Bernal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iordache Minea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Dorel Ivan hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Gaspar Casomiro sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Iordache Minea threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Gaspar Casomiro this time. Iordache Minea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Emesto in the 18th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dinu Bungescu during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes YR☆ Rossoneri™ got a freekick which was hit by Dinu Bungescu. After 20 minutes of play, Real Academia Serengetti's Lázaro Bernal made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iordache Minea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd minute, Lázaro Bernal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iordache Minea was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. If Lázaro Bernal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29th minute, Mihăiţă Voina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The YR☆ Rossoneri™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 32nd minute Lázaro Bernal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Minea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Guillermo Emesto came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Real Academia Serengetti 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 Guillermo Emesto couldn't finish the play. Guillermo Emesto scored 5-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iordache Minea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lázaro Bernal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iordache Minea came out and tried to block the shot, but Lázaro Bernal slotted it home off the left post making it 6-1 in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marian Drogoreanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lázaro Bernal 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. Iordache Minea came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Academia Serengetti's Lázaro Bernal. But to his dismay, Lázaro Bernal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Iordache Minea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Emesto in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro got control of the ball when Marian Drogoreanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Ernest Stamatiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Guillermo Emesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lázaro Bernal hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Teodor Radovan got a free kick in the 79th minute. Marian Drogoreanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Vladimiro Pirro made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Guillermo Emesto 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lázaro Bernal in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iordache Minea saved YR☆ Rossoneri™ from getting behind. Iordache Minea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Bernal in the 89th minute of the match. During the 89th minute of the match Dinu Bungescu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dinu Bungescu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th minute, Dinu Bungescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the YR☆ Rossoneri™ defense, Lázaro Bernal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iordache Minea. The YR☆ Rossoneri™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iordache Minea should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the game, Lázaro Bernal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-1. Iordache Minea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Real Academia Serengetti fans cheered their team off the field, for while YR☆ Rossoneri™ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.