U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Nechifor Zbuchea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piearres Somiedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Black Diamond's Nechifor Zbuchea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piearres Somiedo in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Black Diamond got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Bocșan. After a defensive mix-up in Black Diamond's zone, Piearres Somiedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nechifor Zbuchea came out of the goal and Piearres Somiedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vachon Camaño kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Guillen Ubiña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cătălin Geangu in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Black Diamond's goalkeeper Nechifor Zbuchea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nardo Tuo scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nechifor Zbuchea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Sporting Buceo's Guillen Ubiña got control of the ball when Marcel Stoian tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Marcel Stoian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Diamond's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcel Stoian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Piearres Somiedo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Black Diamond getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Mircea Stroia hit a great ball. Nechifor Zbuchea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaizki Colina in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nardo Tuo in the 62nd minute of play forced Black Diamond's goalkeeper Nechifor Zbuchea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sengrat Vid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Zbuchea having to interfere. Nechifor Zbuchea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piearres Somiedo in the 67th minute of play. Piearres Somiedos short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Nechifor Zbuchea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 73 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Stoian came free, but Guillen Ubiña reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Joel Eguzki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillen Ubiña was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Sporting Buceo's Piearres Somiedo in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black Diamond's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Black Diamond booed when Sporting Buceo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Calleja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sengrat Vid kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Joel Eguzki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guillen Ubiña. Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 88th minute, Cătălin Geangu made a precise shot to the right of Guillen Ubiña. Sporting Buceo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Piearres Somiedo in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nechifor Zbuchea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the referee ended the match the Black Diamond players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.