World League

Hope stadium
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafael Lamberto started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot got control of the ball when Emil Strugure tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th minute, Hope AFC's Manole Brănescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Pink Floyd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Ioan Ploieșteanu scored to the left of an out of position Fernando Gartxot, making the score, 2-0. Manole Brănescu charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manole Brănescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 15 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Manole Brănescu. With a little luck, Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot got control of the ball when Codrin Ieremia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hope AFC's 杨俊翀 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Lizer in the 23rd minute of play. After 23 minutes of play, Pink Floyd's Cristobal Lizer made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 杨俊翀 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Codrin Ieremia scored 4-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Gartxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernando Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Ieremia in the 30th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Emil Strugure kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Gartxot. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Gartxot should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Ioan Ploieșteanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fernando Gartxot, 6-1. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Emil Strugure put it in 7-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manole Brănescu in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute Codrin Ieremia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ioan Ploieșteanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernando Gartxot having to make a save. 8-1 became the score in the 47th minute when Manole Brănescu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 8-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emil Strugure to make the kick off. Fernando Gartxot came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Hope AFC's Emil Strugure. But to his dismay, Emil Strugure quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-1. The Hope AFC fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Hope AFC's Emil Strugure looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ioan Ploieșteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Strugure in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Ioan Ploieșteanu made it 11-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Gartxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hope AFC's Mihăiţă Iriza was substituted for Ioan Ploieșteanu. Emil Strugure scored 12-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Gartxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 69 minutes, Bordat Aries managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hope AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bordat Aries was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Codrin Ieremia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Strugure in the 73rd minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Fernando Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Pink Floyd's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Ieremia came free, but Fernando Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Mihăiţă Iriza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gartxot. Pink Floyd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mihăiţă Iriza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-1. Fabian Bihar kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Strugure in the 86th minute of play forced Pink Floyd's goalkeeper Fernando Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Bordat Aries notched a goal, 16-1, to the right of Pink Floyd's Fernando Gartxot. Fernando Gartxot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fernando Gartxot came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Hope AFC's Bordat Aries. But to his dismay, Bordat Aries quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 17-1. In the 93rd minute Emil Strugure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Pink Floyd defense, Bordat Aries kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Gartxot. The Pink Floyd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Gartxot should have stopped the shot. Hope AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.