U23 World League

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 7818 (Terracing: 5865, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iustinian Pistol took the kick off in the first half of the match. Batuğ Resai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nechifor Curuțiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Vali Ivăncioiu hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Batuğ Resai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rasnita's Nechifor Curuțiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yaman Academy®'s Aristides Orzaize played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustinian Pistol in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Batuğ Resai came free, but Nechifor Curuțiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Artemio Ixaka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aristides Orzaize showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Condrea, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Aristides Orzaize showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Doicaru in the 19th minute of the match. Cafer Sanbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Nechifor Curuțiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 minutes of play, Rasnita's Iustinian Pistol made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aristides Orzaize was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 44 minutes, Artemio Ixaka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaman Academy® and the Rasnita players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Ixaka to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Vali Ivăncioiu. Nechifor Curuțiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batuğ Resai in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Batuğ Resai to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batuğ Resai in the 51st minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Nechifor Curuțiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Altan Andaç kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Batuğ Resai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nechifor Curuțiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batuğ Resai in the 66th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Nechifor Curuțiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Batuğ Resai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yaman Academy®'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Batuğ Resai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rasnita's goalkeeper Nechifor Curuțiu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aristides Orzaize made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Iustinian Pistol sent off a good shot on target. Valeriu Jula charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valeriu Jula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Rasnita defense, Batuğ Resai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nechifor Curuțiu. The Rasnita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nechifor Curuțiu should have stopped the shot. Nechifor Curuțiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batuğ Resai in the 89th minute of the match. Nechifor Curuțiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batuğ Resai in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Aristides Orzaize had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iosif Doicaru. Yaman Academy®'s Aristides Orzaize played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustinian Pistol in the 92nd minute of play. Aristides Orzaize took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustinian Pistol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaman Academy® were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rasnita for a fine match.