U23 World League

Old Heaven
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tudor Sălcudeanu kicked off to start the match. Andrei Dinculescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tudor Sălcudeanu's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 17 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Andrei Dinculescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolf Rogov. In the 18th minute Феникс Санкт-Петербург were awarded a corner. Sebastian Postelnicu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Sebastian Postelnicu to fire away a dangerous shot which Andrei Dinculescu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mihai Musta hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tudor Sălcudeanu got free with Andrei Dinculescu in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Adolf Rogov in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalie prevented a goal. Sergey Kachalov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Stanciu came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tudor Sălcudeanu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 47th playminute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Gigi Stanciu made the kick off in the second half. Cătălin Mitică kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th match minute, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cătălin Caba to maneuver through the defense. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, Adolf Rogov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrei Dinculescu. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolf Rogov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 70 minutes into the game, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Liu Jie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrei Dinculescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting a goal against them. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting a goal against them. Josue Ayala was a little too slow when Gigi Stanciu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 3-1. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Gigi Stanciu tried to sneak it across the goal line. When ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Gigi Stanciu, in the 86th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for ★POLI★™★VIOLA★. Andrei Dinculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Jie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrei Dinculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Jie in the 95th minute of play. After 97 minutes ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sebastian Postelnicu who took care of the corner kick. Alexandr Berezin was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.