U23 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franky Ooms took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Zbora, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iordache Donici. Augusto Benitez struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Yang Ming Ran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buffalo Timişoara. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 14th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Augusto Benitez heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Filip Tăcutu fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's protests and gave Filip Tăcutu a yellow card for diving instead. Filip Tăcutu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franky Ooms in the 33rd minute of the match. Hunor Csapó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deng Kun Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Zbora's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yang Ming Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Yang Ming Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franky Ooms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 47 minutes, Wawrzyniec Pysz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Timişoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wawrzyniec Pysz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iordache Donici was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran got control of the ball when Augusto Benitez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hunor Csapó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Bărbătescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran got control of the ball when Franky Ooms tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iordache Donici in the 61st minute of the match. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Pysz in the 62nd minute of the match. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Benitez in the 76th minute of play. Buffalo Timişoara's Valentin Voicu was substituted for Franky Ooms. Buffalo Timişoara were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Orhan Ortanca took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Wawrzyniec Pysz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yang Ming Ran quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 86 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Zbora. Valentin Voicu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yang Ming Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Valentin Voicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yang Ming Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Benitez in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yang Ming Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.