U21 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petru Tărău kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Codrin Dragalina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Roig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibar Ortega got free with Olimpiu Târlea in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Grigoroiu to maneuver through the defense. Olimpiu Târlea came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ibar Ortega. But to his dismay, Ibar Ortega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 13th minute of play. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Tărău in the 16th minute of play. Olimpiu Târlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikel Tobia in the 18th minute of play. Gudesteo Zabalo kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goal looked a bit too open when Petru Tărău came free, but Ritchie Roig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petru Tărău recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Dragalina in the 33rd minute of play. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Dragalina in the 35th minute of play. Ritchie Roig stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Codrin Dragalina's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After 36 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Nechifor Sorin. After 38 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Servando Lozano. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ritchie Roig narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Clube Esportivo Saudade defense, Petru Tărău kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ritchie Roig. The Clube Esportivo Saudade fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ritchie Roig should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikel Tobia was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Mikel Tobia came free, but Olimpiu Târlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikel Tobia in the 55th minute of play. After some careless play in the A4p FC Gad defense, Mikel Tobia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. The A4p FC Gad fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olimpiu Târlea should have stopped the shot. Garci Acosta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Târlea having to interfere. Mikel Tobia scored 3-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olimpiu Târlea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A4p FC Gad's Matei Filipoiu was substituted for Petru Tărău. A4p FC Gad's Octavian Odobescu was substituted for Nechifor Sorin. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Porfirio Ibanez with Ibar Ortega as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garci Acosta in the 67th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Penaru charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Penaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Luca Penaru hit a great ball. During the 70th minute of the match Luca Penaru completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Luca Penaru a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Olimpiu Târlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garci Acosta in the 72nd minute of play. Ritchie Roig made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Codrin Dragalina sent off a good shot on target. A4p FC Gad were furious when Niculae Boltașu was red carded, 77 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Niculae Boltașu hit a great ball. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Liviu Halipa replaced Codrin Dragalina. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Gudesteo Zabalo sped through A4p FC Gad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Matei Filipoiu hit a great ball. Anxo Uria hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Olimpiu Târlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibar Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Gudesteo Zabalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Târlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Octavian Odobescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Clube Esportivo Saudade'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.