U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pelle Haglund took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Eduard Mutu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narcis Ţipirig took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeo Laurgain. Tadeo Laurgain 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. Nicu Mincu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pelle Haglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Natal Quintanilla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nicu Mincu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute Pelle Haglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicu Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 30th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Tadeo Laurgain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Luck fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when FC Luck's Narcis Ţipirig looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nicu Mincu made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Pelle Haglund sent off a good shot on target. When Narcis Ţipirig came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the FC Luck 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 Narcis Ţipirig couldn't finish the play. Ramon Edur charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Edur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th minute of the match Sandu Irimia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tadeo Laurgain skillfully saved the ball. Edi Cavani's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nicu Mincu firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Narcis Ţipirig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadeo Laurgain was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Pelle Haglund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Luck getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Eduard Mutu hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduard Mutu made a kick off. Tadeo Laurgain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narcis Ţipirig in the 55th minute. Nicu Mincu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Haglund in the 56th minute of the match. Nicu Mincu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Haglund in the 56th minute of the match. FC Luck's Gheorghe Comăneci quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rolando Martxel, made in the 59th minute of the game. Nicu Mincu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natal Quintanilla in the 63rd minute of the match. Rolando Martxel made in the 65th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Luck's Gheorghe Comăneci. After 67 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicu Mincu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Narcis Ţipirig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Tadeo Laurgain made a huge save. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Silviu Bădila was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Luck's players had a chance to rest. 75 minutes into the game, Narcis Ţipirig recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tadeo Laurgain. Narcis Ţipirig showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Rolando Martxel kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When FC Luck's Narcis Ţipirig in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores de Lombroso's goalie prevented a goal. FC Luck's attentive Gheorghe Comăneci managed to snatch the ball when Rolando Martxel made a throw-in in the 87th minute of the game. Ramon Bortzaioriz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 88 minutes into the match. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Defensores de Lombroso! Defensores de Lombroso:s Tadeo Laurgain showed great skill when he stopped Silviu Bădila:s penalty. 2-4 came in the 90th minute when Silviu Bădila all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Tadeo Laurgain. Although Defensores de Lombroso had been in control for most of the match, FC Luck still came away with the win.