U23 World League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ed Mckinley in the 3rd minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Encuțu hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Neville Peach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vintilă Mirciulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Ed Mckinley struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Alex Crâșmaru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Amputees FC. 12 minutes into the match, SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Laing. Ed Mckinley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alex Crâșmaru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Neville Peach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aaron Bonham hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Alex Crâșmaru made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Abraham Laing sent off a good shot on target. Neville Peach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 22nd minute of the match. Abraham Laing scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Crâșmaru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. SuperDepor's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Abraham Laing 27 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Alex Crâșmaru made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ed Mckinley in the 30th minute. When Ed Mckinley came up free with the goalie in the 31st 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 Ed Mckinley couldn't finish the play. When Victor Encuțu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 32 minutes had been played. In the 33rd match minute, SuperDepor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Encuțu to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Abraham Laing put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alex Crâșmaru. SuperDepor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petru Ghiciușca in the 40th minute. Braedan Merz tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Neville Peach. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-1 in the 40th minute. Abraham Laing'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 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

If Ferdinand Şania had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordache Arșanu got free with Neville Peach in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Şania in the 57th minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SuperDepor booed when Amputees FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braedan Merz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ferdinand Şania fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neville Peach having to interfere. Ferdinand Şania sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Iordache Arșanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Dagan Eicke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amputees FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dagan Eicke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Crâșmaru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 75 minutes of play, Amputees FC's Abraham Laing made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Crâșmaru was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alex Crâșmaru stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Laing's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Heberle in the 88th minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Crâșmaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ed Mckinley, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. A collision led to SuperDepor getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Vintilă Mirciulescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Laing in the 91st minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ed Mckinley in the 94th minute of play forced SuperDepor's goalkeeper Alex Crâșmaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Earle Franklin kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Amputees FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.