U23 World League

Maravilla Infiernal
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Severo Tono kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 6th minute of play forced Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalkeeper Marcos Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Radu Păvăloae's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Xabel was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Marcos Xabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radu Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Marcos Xabel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Dichiseanu in the 12th minute of play. Marcos Xabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Dichiseanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Resurrección Diabólica Ψ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Severino Dacio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's zone, Aron Suşu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Xabel came out of the goal and Aron Suşu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 20th minute of play forced Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalkeeper Marcos Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihai Oniga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Xabel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Academia Rio's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dumitru Pantelimon in the 23rd minute. Academia Rio's Dumitru Pantelimon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcos Xabel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Marcos Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Radu Păvăloae came free, but Marcos Xabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radu Păvăloae in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Xabel saved Resurrección Diabólica Ψ from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Radu Păvăloae in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Xabel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcos Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radu Păvăloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Alex Nicolae. Marcos Xabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Dichiseanu in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Radu Păvăloae made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Academia Rio booed when Resurrección Diabólica Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Ortle didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalkeeper Marcos Xabel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergiu Coșeriu. 57 minutes into the match, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Radu Păvăloae came free, but Marcos Xabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 58th minute of play forced Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalkeeper Marcos Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Radu Păvăloae's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Xabel was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Marcos Xabel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radu Păvăloae in the 64th minute of play. Marcos Xabel came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Academia Rio's Radu Păvăloae. But to his dismay, Radu Păvăloae quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Marcos Xabel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Resurrección Diabólica Ψ from getting a goal against them. Saul Ostots fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigel Tilea having to interfere. With a little luck, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Marcos Xabel got control of the ball when Sergiu Coșeriu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergiu Coșeriu in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Xabel saved Resurrección Diabólica Ψ from getting behind. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Academia Rio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Epifanio Cristos was slow to take the kick. During this time Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's players had a chance to rest. In the 83rd minute Gabriel-Omar Lucifer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Tilea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel-Omar Lucifer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gigel Tilea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 minutes, Gaston Mendebal made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Academia Rio's Gigel Tilea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.