U23 World League

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Leandro Lazaro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Leandro Lazaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ao Jian in the 12th minute of the match. Shi Ao Jian took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam 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. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Lazaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogelio Arnas hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the game Constantin Buzea made a throw-in which Nicolae Boboc played forward. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Lazaro in the 19th minute of play. Shi Ao Jian kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Lazaro in the 25th minute of play. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Ao Jian in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Lazaro came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shi Ao Jian scored 0-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmuth Duckadam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ao Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ao Jian came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Shi Ao Jian made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. F.C. YKE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marin Zbuchea was the one to do the kick off. Shi Ao Jian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Lazaro in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ao Jian got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Belfegor FC booed when F.C. YKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantin Buzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belfegor FC made a substitution. Eusebio Rico replaced Leandro Lazaro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ao Jian in the 67th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Oblemenco. After a rather tough play, F.C. YKE's Edgar Oblemenco got a free kick in the 68th minute. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Menossi in the 72nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Ao Jian in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Şimoc charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Şimoc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Şimoc kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Menossi in the 78th minute. If Shi Ao Jian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shi Ao Jian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 87 minutes into the game, Constantin Buzea threw the ball into play from the sideline. Belfegor FC's Rogelio Arnas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 92 played minutes Belfegor FC got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Rico. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogelio Arnas during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Belfegor FC got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Arnas. The Belfegor FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.