U21 World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Road To Glory's Jonathan Beltran started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 9 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Verzea came free, but Tomás Calixto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Horea Raicu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save -BZF- Fc Gheraseni from getting a goal against them. Road To Glory's Tomás Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Verzea in the 13th minute of play. Mariano Olayo's late challenge caught a -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariano Olayo helped the player get up and apologised. Mariano Olayo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The supporters of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni booed when Road To Glory was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Kiliz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Verzea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomás Calixto having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Verzea in the 21st minute of play forced Road To Glory's goalkeeper Tomás Calixto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Emilio Ireno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Road To Glory's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave -BZF- Fc Gheraseni the free kick. In the 25th minute, Emilio Ireno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the game, Simon Leoncio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Road To Glory's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave -BZF- Fc Gheraseni the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Road To Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Leoncio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Simon Leoncio hit a great ball. Horea Raicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Horea Raicu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Presebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Eusebiu Ostoici hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when Sabin Strugure put in a rough tackle. In the 47th minute, Sabin Strugure hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justino Raulo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stelian Covrig was the one to do the kick off. Gelu Săvescu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 56th playminute. In the 61st minute, Javier Atauri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Arapașu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Calixto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Horea Raicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Ireno in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Mariano Olayo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Horea Raicu. Horea Raicu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Panait Dănescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Tomás Calixto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes -BZF- Fc Gheraseni got a freekick which was hit by Gelu Săvescu. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Horea Raicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Iturri in the 87th minute of play. Emilio Ireno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Horea Raicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Stelian Covrig got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.