U23 World League

El Riasor
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abraham Laing kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ed Mckinley notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SuperDepor's Alex Crâșmaru. Alex Crâșmaru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to SuperDepor getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ferdinand Şania hit a great ball. If Ed Mckinley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Crâșmaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Laing in the 8th minute of play. After 8 played minutes SuperDepor got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Simuţ. When Abraham Laing came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Amputees FC 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 Abraham Laing couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Dagan Eicke got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Vintilă Mirciulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Peach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Dagan Eicke notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of SuperDepor's Alex Crâșmaru. Alex Crâșmaru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Neville Peach successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alex Crâșmaru stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Earle Franklin's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Amputees FC's Neville Peach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Amputees FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Petru Ghiciușca was slow to take the kick. During this time SuperDepor's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Petru Ghiciușca got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Neville Peach quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Amputees FC's Neville Peach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Amputees FC from getting a goal against them. Eden Heberle's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Crâșmaru read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Alex Crâșmaru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eden Heberle went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Neville Peach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vintilă Mirciulescu's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After the first half Amputees FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Neville Peach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iordache Arșanu in the 51st minute of play. Neville Peach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Arșanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Vintilă Mirciulescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Neville Peach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Iordache Arșanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SuperDepor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Dagan Eicke hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute Vintilă Mirciulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neville Peach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Laing who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Alex Crâșmaru when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, SuperDepor's Alex Crâșmaru got control of the ball when Abraham Laing tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octavian Simuţ during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes SuperDepor got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Simuţ. In the 86th minute, Amputees FC's Dagan Eicke dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Amputees FC's Neville Peach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match SuperDepor got a corner. Amputees FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Petru Ghiciușca ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Petru Ghiciușca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Amputees FC's Neville Peach did a great save.