U23 World League

Acatar Arena
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alin Chiru started the match with the kick off. Carlo Magno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hipolito Jayvier made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Alin Chiru sent off a good shot on target. Hipolito Jayvier made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Phoenix Phoenix sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Menossi in the 10th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Dumitru Firu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Acatar's Dumitru Firu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Magno in the 12th minute of play. Hipolito Jayvier made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Alin Chiru sent off a good shot on target. Belfegor FC's Hipolito Jayvier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Belfegor FC from getting a goal against them. Dumitru Firu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Menossi in the 19th minute of play. Lucas Menossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Dumitru Firu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Lucas Menossi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dumitru Firu was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Menossi in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Firu saved FC Acatar from getting behind. In the 27thth minute of the game Lucas Menossi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Acatar's Dumitru Firu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dumitru Firu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Menossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Lucas Menossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Firu having to interfere. With an all-out effort, FC Acatar's Hipolito Jayvier threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Constantin Bâlea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Constantin Bâlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hipolito Jayvier having to interfere. Dumitru Firu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Magno, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Menossi was the one to do the kick off. Dumitru Firu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Colidio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phoenix Phoenix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Carlo Magno got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Belfegor FC's Clodoveo Rosio was substituted for Enzo Francescoli. Belfegor FC's Antonio Gines was substituted for Facundo Colidio. Belfegor FC's Sverker Petersson was substituted for Simon Lapurdi. FC Acatar's Alin Chiru managed to work through Belfegor FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Alin Chiru dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Dong Ming Qian charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dong Ming Qian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Dong Ming Qian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Menossi's late challenge caught a FC Acatar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Menossi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Belfegor FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Menossi to maneuver through the defense. Hipolito Jayvier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phoenix Phoenix, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Carlo Magno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Dumitru Firu made a huge save.