U23 World League

Zeus Everest Arena
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Jităreanu kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Robert Jităreanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tutor Militari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquadrão Lusitano the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Tutor Militari's zone, Cristiano Cigaran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jokūbas Gott came out of the goal and Cristiano Cigaran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robert Jităreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Vítor Damas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Cristiano Cigaran got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Jităreanu in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by 狄夕远. 23 minutes into the game, Costel Unciuleanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tutor Militari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquadrão Lusitano the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Tutor Militari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costel Unciuleanu to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute 狄夕远 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jokūbas Gott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Cigaran did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Jokūbas Gott 27 minutes into the match. Cristiano Cigaran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jokūbas Gott read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Tutor Militari's goal looked a bit too open when 狄夕远 came free, but Jokūbas Gott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 狄夕远 took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jokūbas Gott. Jokūbas Gott dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 狄夕远 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristiano Cigaran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jokūbas Gott having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 狄夕远 to make the kick off. Jokūbas Gott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Cigaran in the 55th minute of play. After 61 played minutes Tutor Militari got a freekick which was hit by Costel Unciuleanu. Jokūbas Gott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 狄夕远, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jokūbas Gott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Cigaran in the 67th minute of play. Tutor Militari's Jokūbas Gott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 狄夕远 in the 70th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, 狄夕远 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jokūbas Gott. Tutor Militari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 狄夕远 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Esquadrão Lusitano made a substitution. Rui Sá replaced 狄夕远. Cristiano Cigaran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jokūbas Gott having to interfere. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Cristiano Cigaran sped through Tutor Militari's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jokūbas Gott. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rui Sá in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jokūbas Gott prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cristiano Cigaran struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Jokūbas Gott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esquadrão Lusitano. Jokūbas Gott stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Cigaran's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute of the match Darwin Nunez-Tesheira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vítor Damas skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Martin Iancu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tutor Militari's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Iancu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Damas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.