U23 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Manuel Amânaloae made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Amânaloae in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krama Bollen saved Xandeco FC from getting behind. Manuel Amânaloae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Krama Bollen made a huge save. In the 15thth minute of the game Dino Amorim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Manuel Amânaloae put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Krama Bollen. 26 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Amorim came free, but Laurențiu Popescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Adrian Spirea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes Alexandria Team08 got a freekick which was hit by Radu Pătru. Laurențiu Popescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31stth minute of the game Dino Amorim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Krama Bollen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Vânderson Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krama Bollen made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Manuel Amânaloae sent off a good shot on target. Krama Bollen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Amânaloae in the 42nd minute of play. Krama Bollen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Amânaloae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Goma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xandeco FC's Krama Bollen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Xandeco FC from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dino Amorim to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Manuel Amânaloae notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Xandeco FC's Krama Bollen. Krama Bollen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manuel Amânaloae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krama Bollen having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Alexandria Team08's Manuel Amânaloae sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krama Bollen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Alexandria Team08's corner Sebastian Ciolofan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Krama Bollen quite easily take care of the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match Xandeco FC got a corner. Alexandria Team08's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Geraldo Palmeira ran over to the corner to take the kick. 80 minutes in the game Flavius Zdrenghea did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Manuel Amânaloae. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Albert Balint hit a great ball. Xandeco FC made a substitution. Celsinho Sampaio replaced Geraldo Palmeira. In the 83rd minute, Albert Balint hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute Manuel Amânaloae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krama Bollen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Tiberiu Iuga got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Krama Bollen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Amânaloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Xandeco FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alexandria Team08.