U21 World League

Sami Zübeyr Arena
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Ralondo started the match with the kick off. Artemio Cristofor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladimir Lenin in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Vladimir Lenin put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Artemio Cristofor. Danilo Lertxun got a throw-in 13 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Paulo Ralondo. Artemio Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Lenin in the 14th minute of play.

Vladimir Lenin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vladimir Lenin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Artemio Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nicolae Pădureanu hit a great ball. When Jonathan Rodas fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Masters United F.C.'s protests and gave Jonathan Rodas a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Lenin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artemio Cristofor was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vladimir Lenin hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Ramond got free with Adolfo Abar in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes into the match, Masters United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Lenin came free, but Artemio Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Rodas hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Masters United F.C.'s zone, Vladimir Lenin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artemio Cristofor came out of the goal and Vladimir Lenin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Lenin got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Masters United F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.