U21 World League

narcis arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After 2 minutes, Paulo Neves made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC ANC's Sebastian Medrea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Paulo Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Pendotiba's Ramiro Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Deliman in the 10th minute of play. Luís Fernando Esteves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Neves in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastian Medrea saved FC ANC from getting behind. Sebastian Medrea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Iustinian Iorda hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Paulo Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Basarab Hirean's late challenge caught a Pendotiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basarab Hirean helped the player get up and apologised. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC ANC! Sebastian Medrea had in the 29thth minute some difficulties stopping Paulo Neves's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Pendotiba's Ramiro Dias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Pendotiba from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute, Paulo Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Medrea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Sebastian Medrea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Hoffmann went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Sebastian Medrea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A hard shot 44 in the game by Daniel Buculeasa from a close distance when the talented Ramiro Dias managed to make a qualified save. Pendotiba's players were relieved. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Buculeasa to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Pendotiba's Paulo Neves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Medrea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Cristian Hoffmann kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Cristian Hoffmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Medrea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Neves in the 64th minute of play forced FC ANC's goalkeeper Sebastian Medrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Paulo Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Paulo Neves had several of the FC ANC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 73 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-7 score and a disappointed Sebastian Medrea as he didn't even see the shot coming. With his leg Sebastian Medrea managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Pendotiba's Paulo Neves fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sebastian Medrea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Hoffmann went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Neves in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastian Medrea saved FC ANC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Paulo Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. With a little luck, FC ANC's Sebastian Medrea got control of the ball when Paulo Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pendotiba's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.