U23 World League

El Riasor
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) SuperDepor's Emil Gârdescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alex Crâșmaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Villalcazar in the 5th minute of play. Lucas Sabina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Gârdescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Cebrián Sans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Firman Salan got a free kick in the 10th minute. Lucas Sabina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Gârdescu in the 11th minute of play. When Víctor Estrada fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.D. Ciudad de Soria's protests and gave Víctor Estrada a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, C.D. Ciudad de Soria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víctor Estrada to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Villalcazar in the 19th minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Firman Salan managed to work through SuperDepor's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Firman Salan dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vintilă Gârniceanu during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of C.D. Ciudad de Soria booed when SuperDepor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vintilă Gârniceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to C.D. Ciudad de Soria getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Lisandro Alcaraz hit a great ball. Alex Crâșmaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ugutz Albizua, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Emil Gârdescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Lucas Sabina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vintilă Gârniceanu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lucas Sabina firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Lucas Sabina managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when SuperDepor's Emil Gârdescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Firman Salan made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ugutz Albizua in the 59th minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Emil Gârdescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Sabina. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emil Gârdescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ugutz Albizua in the 73rd minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in C.D. Ciudad de Soria's zone, Vintilă Gârniceanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Sabina came out of the goal and Vintilă Gârniceanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Sabina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Gârdescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.D. Ciudad de Soria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Gârdescu was slow to take the kick. During this time SuperDepor's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on SuperDepor's corner Vintilă Gârniceanu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lucas Sabina quite easily take care of the ball. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Lucas Sabina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Gârdescu in the 87th minute of play. Lucas Sabina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Gârniceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 played minutes C.D. Ciudad de Soria got a freekick which was hit by Víctor Estrada. Lucas Sabina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vintilă Mirciulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the game, Firman Salan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Alex Crâșmaru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucas Sabina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 95th minute of play. Lucas Sabina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Gârdescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes into the match, C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Gârdescu came free, but Lucas Sabina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The SuperDepor support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.