U23 World League

Ervedoza
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Pacheco made the kick off which started today's match. In the 13th minute, Dragoş Potopea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nechifor Zbuchea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Nechifor Zbuchea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Pacheco in the 19th minute of the match. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pompiliu Moromete in the 27th minute of play. Cătălin Geangu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the game, Dragoş Potopea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Diamond's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KINDERUZ the free kick. Manuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Moromete in the 36th minute of the match. Carlos Pacheco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Black Diamond's Nechifor Zbuchea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Black Diamond from getting a goal against them. 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.

Carlos Pacheco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nechifor Zbuchea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Nechifor Zbuchea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandrino Caldas in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Black Diamond's Pompiliu Moromete got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match, Dragoş Potopea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manuel Neuer was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 63rd minute, Carlos Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Pacheco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dragoş Potopea was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 74 played minutes Black Diamond got a freekick which was hit by Dragoş Potopea. A collision led to KINDERUZ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Ricardo Carvalho hit a great ball. Cătălin Geangu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Manuel Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Black Diamond's Pompiliu Moromete sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Neuer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Black Diamond's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Eguzki in the 87th minute. A well done corner resulted in Iustinian Bocșan drilling the ball in to score 1-2 behind KINDERUZ's goalkeeper. Manuel Neuer came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Black Diamond's Pompiliu Moromete. But to his dismay, Pompiliu Moromete quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Black Diamond's Nechifor Zbuchea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandrino Caldas in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Black Diamond had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.