U21 World League

STEFAN CEL MARE
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mímir Tille got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Žan Matto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barrett Wallace showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mao Chen Wei in the 11th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the game, Žan Matto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gelu Galușcă was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Barrett Wallace took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mímir Tille in the 27th minute of play forced DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Gelu Galușcă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gelu Galușcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Žan Matto in the 28th minute of the match. Žan Matto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Gelu Galușcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Gelu Galușcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Žan Matto in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Cao Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's goalkeeper Barrett Wallace had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionică Costăchescu. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Ionică Costăchescu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 39th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Francis Jaubert kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

Barrett Wallace made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mao Chen Wei in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionică Costăchescu in the 53rd minute of play forced LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's goalkeeper Barrett Wallace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gelu Galușcă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mímir Tille, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Mímir Tille slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gelu Galușcă. That made the score 2-2 after 57 minutes of play. 2-3 became the score in the 60th minute when Žan Matto elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Matthieu Septier charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matthieu Septier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of DINAMO PLOIESTI booed when LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthieu Septier didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mao Chen Wei in the 72nd minute of play forced LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's goalkeeper Barrett Wallace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mao Chen Wei scored 3-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Barrett Wallace, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Mímir Tille managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's supporters rose to their feet, but Mímir Tille was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gelu Galușcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to DINAMO PLOIESTI getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Sebastian Orășan hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Mímir Tille took a quick shot and it went in 4-4 without a chance for Gelu Galușcă to make any attempt to save it. Răzvan Pisculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The long shot by Mourad Chêne in the 97th minute really tested Gelu Galușcă's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.