U23 World League

RAE
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Pelle Haglund made the kick off and thus started the match. Fang Yue Ling hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Victor Andriescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edi Cavani in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natal Quintanilla to maneuver through the defense. Maxim Șerbulea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Loco Gatti made a huge save. In the 18th minute Damian Oneț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pelle Haglund in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victor Andriescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Victor Andriescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pelle Haglund went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 26th minute, Pelle Haglund made a precise shot to the right of Victor Andriescu. ⚽RAE⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 36thth minute of the game Pelle Haglund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Andriescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victor Andriescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edi Cavani, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Toader Cojan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Șerbulea got free with Loco Gatti in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 47 minutes into the match, Edi Cavani notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Andriescu. Victor Andriescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 59th minute of the match, Natal Quintanilla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Victor Andriescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Pelle Haglund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Victor Andriescu managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽RAE⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. 73 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Șerbulea came free, but Loco Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ⚽RAE⚽ defense, Edi Cavani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victor Andriescu. The ⚽RAE⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victor Andriescu should have stopped the shot. Edi Cavani's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Victor Andriescu firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 87 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Andriescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Loco Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Oneț, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Maxim Șerbulea got a free kick in the 95th minute. A hard shot 97 in the game by Pelle Haglund from a close distance when the talented Victor Andriescu managed to make a qualified save. ⚽RAE⚽'s players were relieved. The ⚽RAE⚽ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Defensores de Lombroso were clearly better and deserved to take the win.