U23 World League

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Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Erling Haaland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Romeo Hizo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erling Haaland in the 3rd minute. Romeo Hizo had great luck who in the 4thth minute grab hold of the ball when Erling Haaland from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The corner led Memphis Grizzlies's Danny Clegg to fire away a dangerous shot which Romeo Hizo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Haaland in the 8th minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Romeo Hizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Romeo Hizo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin Negru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Purcaresti CSS getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Dorin Georgescu hit a great ball. Memphis Grizzlies's Danny Clegg shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Romeo Hizo but with some difficulty. In the 24th minute Purcaresti CSS were awarded a corner. Valeriu Amurăriței went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Aurelian Stanciu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pat Zamora quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Purcaresti CSS's Romeo Hizo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Purcaresti CSS from getting a goal against them. When Memphis Grizzlies's Erling Haaland in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Purcaresti CSS's goalie prevented a goal. Romeo Hizo stood somewhat misplaced when Erling Haaland came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 33 minute. Pat Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriu Amurăriței in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Memphis Grizzlies getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Richie Ashton hit a great ball. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Amurăriței in the 46th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ionuț Gane made a kick off. Erling Haaland kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. When Memphis Grizzlies's Erling Haaland in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Purcaresti CSS's goalie prevented a goal. Memphis Grizzlies's Pat Zamora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Memphis Grizzlies from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute, Danny Clegg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Romeo Hizo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erling Haaland's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Danny Clegg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Hizo was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Purcaresti CSS's Romeo Hizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Haaland in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Danny Clegg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Memphis Grizzlies's Samuil Saldzhiev was substituted for Spike Bond. Memphis Grizzlies's Brian Kay was substituted for Danny Clegg. Memphis Grizzlies's Sam Bates was substituted for Erling Haaland. After 73 minutes of play, Memphis Grizzlies's Sam Bates made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeo Hizo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Amurăriței in the 77th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Hizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Bates in the 82nd minute of play. Sam Bates's late challenge caught a Purcaresti CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sam Bates helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Bates to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Romeo Hizo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Purcaresti CSS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Achraf Hakimi was slow to take the kick. During this time Memphis Grizzlies's players had a chance to rest. After 91 minutes, Aurelian Stanciu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purcaresti CSS and the Memphis Grizzlies players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Aurelian Stanciu. Romeo Hizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Bates, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Amurăriței came free, but Pat Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriu Amurăriței, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Memphis Grizzlies's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.