U23 World League

ESTADIO ROYAL PARK
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nazario Ronaldo kicked off to start the match. Keilor Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Rareș in the 2nd minute of the match. When FC Urzicuța's Rareș Andrei in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RKS Królewscy's goalie prevented a goal. If Szczepan Siekierski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keilor Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Rareș in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, FC Urzicuța's Andrei Rareș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Keilor Navas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, RKS Królewscy's Witalis Wykowski got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Rareș in the 17th minute of play forced RKS Królewscy's goalkeeper Keilor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes RKS Królewscy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrei Rareș who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Urzicuța's Sever Panait to fire away a dangerous shot which Keilor Navas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rareș Andrei in the 19th minute of play forced RKS Królewscy's goalkeeper Keilor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Szczepan Siekierski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RKS Królewscy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Urzicuța the free kick. 22 minutes into the game, Nazario Ronaldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RKS Królewscy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Urzicuța the free kick. Mircea Avacariței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witalis Wykowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RKS Królewscy's Keilor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Andrei in the 25th minute of play. Nicu Maghiran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keilor Navas having to make a save. After 29 minutes of play, FC Urzicuța's Nicu Maghiran made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Keilor Navas was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrei Rareș in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keilor Navas saved RKS Królewscy from getting behind. Keilor Navas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rareș Andrei's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the RKS Królewscy defense, Andrei Rareș kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keilor Navas. The RKS Królewscy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keilor Navas should have stopped the shot. RKS Królewscy's Keilor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nik Nicola in the 41st minute of play. Andrei Rareș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Andrei Rareș made a precise shot to the right of Keilor Navas. RKS Królewscy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 47 minutes, Andrei Rareș made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. RKS Królewscy's Keilor Navas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrei Rareș to make the kick off. Keilor Navas was a little too slow when Nicu Maghiran got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-6. Andrei Rareș succeeded in the game's 60th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. When Aleksander Prosowski fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RKS Królewscy's protests and gave Aleksander Prosowski a yellow card for diving instead. Keilor Navas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rareș Andrei's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. If Nicola Rareș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-9 became the score in the 68th minute when Andrei Rareș elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Andrei Rareș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. RKS Królewscy's Keilor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Maghiran in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Nicu Maghiran fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Keilor Navas, passed just outside the right post. After a defensive mix-up in RKS Królewscy's zone, Rareș Andrei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keilor Navas came out of the goal and Rareș Andrei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Keilor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Andrei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, FC Urzicuța's Andrei Rareș dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-13. Sever Panait sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The RKS Królewscy fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Urzicuța were clearly better and deserved to take the win.