U23 World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ramiro James got the match started through his kick off. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Tractorul Satulung -MM- from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan got control of the ball when Ren Xi Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th minute Mădălin Cangeopol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 6th minute of play. Mădălin Cangeopol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mădălin Cangeopol, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Panait Hațegan made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ren Xi Chen sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th match minute, Tractorul Satulung -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonsinho Barros to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ren Xi Chen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro James in the 22nd minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ren Xi Chen in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Panait Hațegan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Cangeopol in the 30th minute of play. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Cangeopol in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mădălin Cangeopol in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sergio Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 34 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Mădălin Cangeopol came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Mutu in the 37th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Ren Xi Chen could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Panait Hațegan however easily saved by the left post. Panait Hațegan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro James, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Adrian Mutu took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrian Mutu made a kick off. Mieszko Trac scored 1-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panait Hațegan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. April 25 SC made a substitution. Benito Marques replaced Ionel Zărnescu. After 64 minutes, Ren Xi Chen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the April 25 SC and the Tractorul Satulung -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, April 25 SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ren Xi Chen to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Mădălin Cangeopol tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mădălin Cangeopol in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Romero saved April 25 SC from getting behind. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 78th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Mutu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Romero having to interfere. A collision led to Tractorul Satulung -MM- getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Samuel Hall hit a great ball. Tractorul Satulung -MM- were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing April 25 SC to leave the ground with a draw.