U23 World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narcis Dragalina started the match with the kick off. Rodrigo Rey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narcis Dragalina in the 13th minute of play. Ernest Cazimir made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Donato Gorbea sent off a good shot on target. Hector Maxin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernest Cazimir having to make a save. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Donato Gorbea hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Narcis Dragalina came free, but Rodrigo Rey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Şerbănoiu came free, but Rodrigo Rey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Francisco Geleberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Cazimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Geleberto in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ernest Cazimir, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Rodrigo Rey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Codrea in the 43rd minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Francisco Geleberto made the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Rey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Şerbănoiu in the 51st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narcis Dragalina got free with Rodrigo Rey in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodrigo Rey came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Simared -MM-'s Narcis Dragalina. But to his dismay, Narcis Dragalina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 59th minute, Inocencio Asteri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Francisco Geleberto got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes, Simared -MM-'s Virgil Dulgherescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Simared -MM- reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Maxin in the 66th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gheorghe Şerbănoiu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Rey made a huge save. Rodrigo Rey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gheorghe Şerbănoiu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 71 minute of play. Rodrigo Rey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Udubaşa in the 75th minute of play. Marcelino Jurdan kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Enoaia was substituted for Dumitru Miron. Simared -MM-'s Damian Stana was substituted for Virgil Dulgherescu. Thanks to some nice moves Nicodim Codrea could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Rodrigo Rey however easily saved by the left post. In the 84th minute Gheorghe Şerbănoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Rey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Baldomiro Bento got a free kick in the 84th minute. When Nicodim Codrea came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Simared -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicodim Codrea couldn't finish the play. Nicodim Codrea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Rey made a huge save. Ernest Cazimir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Pudes in the 91st minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Simared -MM- walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.