U23 World League

Luck Arena
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eduard Mutu started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicu Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Igor Balendin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Luck's goalkeeper Nicu Mincu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sixto Mattin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 10th minute. Iacob Panțâru lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of FC Luck:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Platense es de Primera!!:s goal. Platense es de Primera!!'s Rafael Barea quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Romeo Mihai, made in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicu Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Luck's Nicu Mincu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Nel in the 26th minute of play. Nicu Mincu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Nel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, FC Luck's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Chano came free, but Nicu Mincu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Platense es de Primera!!'s Alejandro Chano in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Luck's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narcis Ţipirig got free with Sixto Mattin in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Nel in the 36th minute of play forced FC Luck's goalkeeper Nicu Mincu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Nel in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Luck's goalkeeper Nicu Mincu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Pes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicu Mincu having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Narcis Ţipirig managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Luck's supporters rose to their feet, but Narcis Ţipirig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixto Mattin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jimeno Nel to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 52nd minute of play forced Platense es de Primera!!'s goalkeeper Sixto Mattin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the game, Narcis Ţipirig cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sixto Mattin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute, Platense es de Primera!!'s Jimeno Nel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. If Narcis Ţipirig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jaime Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sixto Mattin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narcis Ţipirig in the 66th minute of play. In the 71st minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicu Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Chano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Nicu Mincu made a huge save. Sixto Mattin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niculae Scutaru in the 78th minute of play. Sixto Mattin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Ţipirig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Platense es de Primera!!'s Jimeno Nel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nicu Mincu. That made the score 1-2 after 86 minutes of play. If Alejandro Chano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 92 minutes into the match, FC Luck's goalkeeper Nicu Mincu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Pes. 96 minutes into the match, Platense es de Primera!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Narcis Ţipirig came free, but Sixto Mattin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Platense es de Primera!! left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Luck.