U21 World League

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Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Sabin Corcoveanu made the kick off and thus started the match. Alvaro Scarcella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Nikulás Benediktsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alvaro Scarcella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nikulás Benediktsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Glenda in the 14th minute of the match. When Richard Glenda came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx 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 Richard Glenda couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx were awarded a corner. Alvaro Scarcella went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's corner Damazy Zbikowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikulás Benediktsson quite easily take care of the ball. Alvaro Scarcella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Nikulás Benediktsson made a huge save. Damian Tirulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Nikulás Benediktsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvaro Scarcella. Richard Glenda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Nikulás Benediktsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alvaro Scarcella made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damian Tirulescu during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Club Vertigo got a freekick which was hit by Damian Tirulescu. After a defensive mix-up in Club Vertigo's zone, Richard Glenda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikulás Benediktsson came out of the goal and Richard Glenda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sabin Corcoveanu got free with Thaddeus Paleov in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikulás Benediktsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Scarcella in the 79th minute of play. If Alvaro Scarcella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Richard Glenda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 88th minute, Alvaro Scarcella ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikulás Benediktsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Club Vertigo's Nikulás Benediktsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alphonse Malloy in the 91st minute of play. Nikulás Benediktsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alphonse Malloy went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score.