U21 World League

Hope stadium
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Purje took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sebastian Purje's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clodoveo Donzel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Hope AFC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Cementerio Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristo Dimo took the corner. The corner led Hope AFC's Cristo Dimo to fire away a dangerous shot which Clodoveo Donzel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 10 played minutes Hope AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Purje. Venancio Cesaro took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 18 minutes of play, Cementerio Club's Venancio Cesaro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Hâjdău was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clodoveo Donzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Purje in the 23rd minute of the match. Clodoveo Donzel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Purje, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A collision led to Hope AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Petre Răduleț hit a great ball. Venancio Cesaro took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4.

The wind increased when Venancio Cesaro made the kick off in the second half. Niceto Idacio charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niceto Idacio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niceto Idacio hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Romeo Handi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute, Venancio Cesaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cementerio Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Petre Răduleț made in the 73rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Răzvan Verzea however managed to control. In the 75th minute, Venancio Cesaro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Valentin Hâjdău. The goal made the score 0-7. 82 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Handi came free, but Valentin Hâjdău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petre Răduleț kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău got control of the ball when Venancio Cesaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Sebastian Purje had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clodoveo Donzel. Cementerio Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Purje was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. In the 94th match minute, Cementerio Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siro Bittor to maneuver through the defense. Irinel Ciupe kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cementerio Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.