U23 World League

Teatrul Viselor
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Costel Ţintă started the match with the kick off. Lisandro Rameriz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Costel Ţintă sent off a good shot on target. Lisandro Rameriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Vrânceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Walter Zenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustino Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 played minutes Legacy Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Gotzon. Scorpions -MM-'s Cornel Giuverdea got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th match minute, Legacy Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Lyadzhin to maneuver through the defense. Lisandro Rameriz came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Scorpions -MM-'s Costel Ţintă. But to his dismay, Costel Ţintă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Octav Vătăşel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lisandro Rameriz came out and tried to block the shot, but Octav Vătăşel slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 32nd minute. The supporters of Scorpions -MM- booed when Legacy Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Antonio Lyadov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walter Zenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustino Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute of the match, Alex Vrânceanu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lisandro Rameriz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reynaldo Cebo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lisandro Rameriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Tinu in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th minute Dorinel Munteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lisandro Rameriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costel Ţintă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Lisandro Rameriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Scorpions -MM-'s Augustin Vergulescu was substituted for Dan Tinu. 62 minutes into the match, Legacy Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Ţintă came free, but Lisandro Rameriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute of the match Legacy Youth Academy got a corner. Scorpions -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaudencio Bermudez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Faustino Montez was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 75 played minutes Scorpions -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Costel Ţintă. 77 minutes into the match, Scorpions -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Juan Antonio Lyadov came free, but Walter Zenga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Legacy Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Gotzon to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Montez charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faustino Montez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, Legacy Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Montez to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Legacy Youth Academy booed when Scorpions -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustin Vergulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walter Zenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Cebo in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Traian Uzuneanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lisandro Rameriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Vergulescu in the 93rd minute of play forced Legacy Youth Academy's goalkeeper Lisandro Rameriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augustin Vergulescu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Scorpions -MM- fans cheered their team off the field, for while Legacy Youth Academy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.