U21 World League

Palermo
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ionică Alb got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Sabin Ciomag mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carpathian Wolves and the Palermo AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 10 minutes into the match, Carpathian Wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Fix came free, but Nicodim Arghirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florencio Fix had several of the Carpathian Wolves's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 15 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 1-0 score and a disappointed Nicodim Arghirescu as he didn't even see the shot coming. Elvio Olo struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Nicodim Arghirescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palermo AFC. Everardo Esquipula hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florencio Fix in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicodim Arghirescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Olo in the 31st minute of play. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Olo in the 31st minute of play. Nicodim Arghirescu was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Elvio Olo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Elvio Olo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Nicodim Arghirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Astudillo in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Astudillo in the 40th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Astudillo in the 43rd minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godofredo Gabon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Nicodim Arghirescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Olo in the 56th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Gabon in the 57th minute of play. Hugo Pitin charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Pitin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Gabon in the 61st minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, Palermo AFC's Florencio Fix made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicodim Arghirescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Fix in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Fix in the 67th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Fix in the 70th minute of play. Severino Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicu Steriopol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicu Steriopol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Olo in the 76th minute of play. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Gabon in the 80th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Carpathian Wolves's zone, Elvio Olo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicodim Arghirescu came out of the goal and Elvio Olo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Astudillo in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute Elvio Olo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodim Arghirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elvio Olo in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicodim Arghirescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 95 played minutes Carpathian Wolves got a freekick which was hit by Sabin Ciomag. Florencio Fix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicodim Arghirescu having to interfere. Palermo AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.