U23 World League

Tower Park
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind West Town SC's goalkeeper Marcelo Rius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anastasios Boukouvalas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Marcelo Rius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Cristi Miheș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Costa. Armada's Cristi Miheș proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Armada from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Macias Baldaliso during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for West Town SC! 13 minutes into the match, West Town SC's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasios Boukouvalas came free, but Marcelo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Şiman in the 22nd minute of the match. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Boukouvalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. West Town SC's Marcelo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 25th minute of play. Marcelo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Şiman in the 26th minute of play. West Town SC's Marcelo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 27th minute of play. Laureano Gimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Cristi Miheș made a huge save. In the 32nd minute, Marcus Costa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristi Miheș. The goal made the score 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Iosif Şiman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armada's supporters rose to their feet, but Iosif Şiman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Rius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Henry in the 35th minute of play. Marcelo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 39th minute of play. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kylian Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Rius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kylian Henry went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 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. Kylian Henry was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Radamel Blue was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. West Town SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Armada the free kick. After a rather tough play, West Town SC's Radamel Blue got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kylian Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of West Town SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Armada:s goal. When the match had been going on for 57 minutes, Armada's Kylian Henry got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marcelo Rius. The crowd rose to their feet as Anastasios Boukouvalas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelo Rius. That made the score 1-3 in the 61 minute of play. Marcelo Rius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iosif Şiman in the 65th minute. Cristi Miheș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Blue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Şiman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Marcelo Rius made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 75th minute of play forced West Town SC's goalkeeper Marcelo Rius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Armada's Kylian Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Rius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the West Town SC defense, Kylian Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Rius. The West Town SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Rius should have stopped the shot. Armada made a substitution. Juan Tabby replaced Edgar Șeicaru. In the 88th minute, Marcus Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. He Wei Feng took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcelo Rius. West Town SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Boukouvalas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Buceceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Armada walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.