World League

SAUE KINGS ARENA
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Maxim Șerbulea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Toni Herrero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Ernest Enescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Enescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raimundo Birjaio in the 5th minute. Raimundo Birjaios short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Ernest Enescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the last second Ernest Enescu throw himself and got hold of the ball when Raimundo Birjaio in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Victor Boia hit a great ball. In the 10th minute Raimundo Birjaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Enescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernest Enescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Birjaio in the 14th minute of play. Ailar Luuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Paveliuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC SAUE KINGS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damian Oneț was slow to take the kick. During this time ⚽RAE⚽'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Damian Oneț almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC SAUE KINGS's Ailar Luuse did a great save. In the 19th minute Maxim Șerbulea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ailar Luuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th match minute, FC SAUE KINGS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Voldemar Ülevain to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Enescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Voldemar Ülevain. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Herrero in the 25th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Raimundo Birjaio put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ernest Enescu. The audience was convinced that Raimundo Birjaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Enescu was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Ernest Enescu made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Raimundo Birjaio sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Ernest Enescu managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when FC SAUE KINGS's Raimundo Birjaio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 43 minutes ⚽RAE⚽'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Toni Herrero who took care of the corner kick. FC SAUE KINGS's Toni Herrero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernest Enescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC SAUE KINGS's Martti Põder managed to work through ⚽RAE⚽'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Martti Põder dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. FC SAUE KINGS's Bastiaan Teurfs got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Ionuț Cozma hit a great ball. When Raimundo Birjaio came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the FC SAUE KINGS 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 Raimundo Birjaio couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raimundo Birjaio to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ernest Enescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC SAUE KINGS were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after ⚽RAE⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Toni Herrero took the corner. The FC SAUE KINGS fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when FC SAUE KINGS's Raimundo Birjaio 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ailar Luuse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Oneț, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Raimundo Birjaio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernest Enescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Damian Oneț managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⚽RAE⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Oneț was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ailar Luuse breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC SAUE KINGS's Viljar Varblane was substituted for August Talu. FC SAUE KINGS made a substitution. Maksymilian Werra replaced Sergo Veski. Raimundo Birjaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ernest Enescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raimundo Birjaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Gigel Paveliuc hit a great ball. When FC SAUE KINGS's Raimundo Birjaio in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽RAE⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. Ailar Luuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Oneț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Birjaio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernest Enescu having to make a save. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Birjaio in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Voldemar Ülevain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC SAUE KINGS booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Boia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Toni Herrero 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. FC SAUE KINGS were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after ⚽RAE⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Toni Herrero took the corner. When the referee ended the match the FC SAUE KINGS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.