World League

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Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcel Turcescu started the match with the kick off. Nando Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Turcescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano got control of the ball when Jyrki Saarelainen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nando Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Tudorică in the 14th minute of the match. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Messias in the 16th minute of the match. After 18 minutes Escuadrón Mercenario's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexandru Tudorică who took care of the corner kick. Enrique Abeijon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Messias came free, but Lucrețiu Dragoș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jyrki Saarelainen got free with Nando Toscano in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Nando Toscano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Turcescu in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Zé Pedro Medeiros got a free kick in the 39th minute. Nando Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Turcescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Estevon Abancens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nando Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Turcescu in the 54th minute of play. Nando Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Bobailă in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Cristinel Leluțiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nando Toscano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Nando Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Mattin Abechuco hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Pedro Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcu Vârjean during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, Marcu Vârjean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Escuadrón Mercenario's Peli Abalos was substituted for Enrique Abeijon. A collision led to Rovine Craiova getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Marcu Vârjean hit a great ball. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Leluțiu in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jyrki Saarelainen in the 86th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sasoin Abascal hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jyrki Saarelainen in the 91st minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Escuadrón Mercenario's Peli Abalos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Escuadrón Mercenario players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rovine Craiova.