U21 World League

Loser Stadium
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Calistrat Şerbănescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Vargas in the 3rd minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Vlad Covrig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when New Loser FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Vargas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute Eric Astafei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of New Loser FC booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Cârlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Rebengiuc to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in New Loser FC's zone, Calistrat Şerbănescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseu Negri came out of the goal and Calistrat Şerbănescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. New Loser FC's attentive Alex Simões managed to snatch the ball when Mircea Jupân made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, New Loser FC's goal looked a bit too open when Calistrat Şerbănescu came free, but Eliseu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Damian Cârlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseu Negri was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Eric Astafei hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to New Loser FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Erik Eger hit a great ball. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mircea Jupân hit a great ball. The supporters of New Loser FC booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Bârsan didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gildo Corrêa was the one to do the kick off. New Loser FC's attentive Duarte Azevedo managed to snatch the ball when Mircea Jupân made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Calistrat Şerbănescu could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Eliseu Negri however easily saved by the left post. New Loser FC's Eliseu Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calistrat Şerbănescu in the 65th minute of play. Reinaldo Vargas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dumitru Mititelu was substituted for Bogdan Rebengiuc. Reinaldo Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Eric Astafei came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eric Astafei couldn't finish the play. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when New Loser FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Alex Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute of the match PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a corner. New Loser FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonard Moarcăș ran over to the corner to take the kick. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Leonard Moarcăș was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eliseu Negri in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Calistrat Şerbănescu got free with Eliseu Negri in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th match minute, New Loser FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Vargas to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Adrian Bârsan in the 86th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by New Loser FC's Evaristo Guimarães. After 91 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Mititelu. Tiberiu Rotariu lost his temper 93 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 93rd match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Rotariu to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Covrig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Corrêa in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.