U23 World League

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Albuquerque in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper Tiberiu Mischie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cezar Agusoaeis short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Cláudio Penha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Tiberiu Mischie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Víktor Albuquerque in the 8th minute of play. Tiberiu Mischie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Víktor Albuquerque put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tiberiu Mischie. With a little luck, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's Cláudio Penha got control of the ball when Emanuel Strugure tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Cristian Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Eric Udup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cezar Agusoaei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Penha having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, FC Politehnica Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marius Harhoiu to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Udup got free with Cláudio Penha in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Cezar Agusoaei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Maicon Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cláudio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosmin Aluchei in the 34th minute of play. Gugu Alves took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiberiu Mischie. Tiberiu Mischie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Politehnica Timisoara's Eric Udup slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cláudio Penha. That made the score 1-3 after 43 minutes of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezar Agusoaei to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, one of ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ. In the 53rd minute there was a penalty for FC Politehnica Timisoara. Eric Udup stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cláudio Penha. 2-3. Víktor Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Tiberiu Mischie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Víktor Albuquerque got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cláudio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Agusoaei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Víktor Albuquerque in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tiberiu Mischie, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ defense, Eric Udup kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Penha. The ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Penha should have stopped the shot. Cláudio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezar Agusoaei, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's Cláudio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Udup in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víktor Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Udup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 played minutes ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Tasso. Cláudio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Udup, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's Maicon Abreu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aurel Nenciu in the 83 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Aristide Hălmăgeanu got a free kick in the 86th minute. Víktor Albuquerque took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tiberiu Mischie. FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cláudio Penha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cezar Agusoaei went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. FC Politehnica Timisoara's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.