U21 World League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Fonda made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Toader Nițulescu hit a great ball. Mihnea Ionășescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christian Araoz came out and tried to block the shot, but Mihnea Ionășescu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute, Cayetano Esdras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HFA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 14 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Codruț Enache came free, but Christian Araoz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Araoz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihnea Ionășescu in the 22nd minute. Dorel Negara might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christian Araoz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dorel Negara ran back to his position shaking his head. Rareș Lucian who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Christian Araoz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Christian Araoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihnea Ionășescu in the 30th minute of play. Victoriano Savion scored 2-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dacian Smarandache, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christian Araoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Ionășescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Mihnea Ionășescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Christian Araoz made a huge save. Rareș Lucian struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Christian Araoz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rareș Lucian was the one to do the kick off. Dacian Smarandache was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Victoriano Savion capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Victoriano Savion really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. HFA FC's Christian Araoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Ionășescu in the 58th minute of play. After 62 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Lucian. After 62 minutes, Ladislao Gaufred mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HFA FC and the ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dacian Smarandache came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by HFA FC's Gilberto Fonda. But to his dismay, Gilberto Fonda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after HFA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Codruț Enache took the corner. Sergiu Stelian was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 73 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Negara came free, but Christian Araoz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Dorel Cercelescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Manuel Berbec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dacian Smarandache acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gilberto Fonda. HFA FC's Christian Araoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Negara in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Tudor Coidum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Arnaldo Damario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Rareș Lucian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Araoz was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Rareș Lucian put it in 3-4 from a short distance just to the right of Christian Araoz. HFA FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.