U23 World League

Astros Argentinos
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ioan Şerban started the match with the kick off. Vlad Anghel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inocencio Pinto in the 4th minute. A collision led to Social y Dep. Patagonia getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jose Garikoitz hit a great ball. After 8 played minutes, MIT's Liviu Ciolacu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tobias Faro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MIT reached it. MIT's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Liviu Ciolacu in the 9th minute. Cristinel Bocaneț was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 15 minutes, Marco Oliviero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Social y Dep. Patagonia and the MIT players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tobias Faro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Iacobescu in the 20th minute of the match. Marco Oliviero hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. A collision led to MIT getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Valer Papadima hit a great ball. Liviu Ciolacu hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Vlad Anghel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atanas Cholakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 44th minute, Social y Dep. Patagonia's Ioan Şerban ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vlad Anghel. Vlad Anghel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leontin Iacobescu made a kick off. After 54 minutes of play Social y Dep. Patagonia's Marco Oliviero was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Marco Oliviero hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, MIT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Bocaneț to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute Inocencio Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Anghel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Social y Dep. Patagonia's goal looked a bit too open when Cristinel Bocaneț came free, but Tobias Faro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Inocencio Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Inocencio Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Social y Dep. Patagonia's zone, Leontin Iacobescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobias Faro came out of the goal and Leontin Iacobescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Social y Dep. Patagonia's Tobias Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Iacobescu in the 69th minute of play. Tobias Faro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Bocaneț, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Cristinel Bocaneț could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Tobias Faro made a huge save. In the 74th minute, Sergio Cordairo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 75 minutes, Carlos Alberto Dely Valdés managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Social y Dep. Patagonia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Alberto Dely Valdés was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavius Câmpeanu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MIT! 89 minutes into the match, Social y Dep. Patagonia's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Iacobescu came free, but Tobias Faro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.