U21 World League

Valleslona Arena
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raúl Martínez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rafa Nadal hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Ivan Şumălan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Remir Moreira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 19th minute Emanuel Mocanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remir Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 21 minutes on the clock, Tano Hidalgo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 25th match minute, Valleslona F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Reyes to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Şumălan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Remir Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Şumălan came free, but Remir Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raúl Martínez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgil Lixandru having to interfere. Emanuel Mocanu charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Mocanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Emanuel Mocanu got a free kick in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Cornel Doman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus PTM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valleslona F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cornel Doman hit a great ball. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Valleslona F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urtsin Herrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Şumălan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Williams in the 52nd minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgil Lixandru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nico Williams went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Rafa Nadal struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Virgil Lixandru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valleslona F.C.. In the 58th minute, Maurin Calvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Codruț Bărbulescu's late challenge caught a Valleslona F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Codruț Bărbulescu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Codruț Bărbulescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Rafa Nadal got a free kick in the 74th minute. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Valleslona F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucero Herrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Mocanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Remir Moreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Mocanu ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Şumălan in the 84th minute of play forced Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Remir Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Rafa Nadal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Virgil Lixandru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 97 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Şumălan came free, but Remir Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valleslona F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.