U23 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sorin Lipan started the match with the kick off. Ernest Ştati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Federico Vani got a free kick in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Basarab Rareș got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 12 played minutes, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Denis Gergori shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ernest Ştati came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ reached it. Ernest Ştati made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Leonardo Penha sent off a good shot on target. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Nicolescu in the 17th minute of the match. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionuț Nicolescu in the 17th minute of play. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Nicolescu in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Penha. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Nicodim Zogreanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Nicodim Zogreanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Angelo Bertoni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ernest Ştati got control of the ball when Leonardo Penha tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Lipan in the 24th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ernest Ştati got control of the ball when Leonardo Penha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were awarded a corner. Denis Gergori went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's corner Denis Gergori fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernest Ştati quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's zone, Sorin Lipan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelo Bertoni came out of the goal and Sorin Lipan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ernest Ştati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Di Tommaso, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Davide Di Tommaso hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Vasile Ailioaiei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernest Ştati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Penha in the 43rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicodim Zogreanu during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicodim Zogreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Denis Gergori broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Penha made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Di Tommaso in the 53rd minute of play forced Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costică Brânzaș didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute of the match Richard Laws shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernest Ştati showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Ionuț Nicolescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Davide Di Tommaso managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters rose to their feet, but Davide Di Tommaso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernest Ştati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Lipan in the 66th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sorin Lipan in the 69th minute of the match. A hard shot 75 in the game by Ionuț Nicolescu from a close distance when the talented Angelo Bertoni managed to make a qualified save. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players were relieved. Daniel Olejarz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Ştati having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Davide Di Tommaso put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ernest Ştati. 85 minutes into the match, Sorin Lipan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Bertoni. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sorin Lipan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 89th minute Federico Vani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Ştati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Ionuț Nicolescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.