U23 World League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petru Tărău got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petru Tărău in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 毛平银 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Felix Grigoroiu fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Felix Grigoroiu a yellow card for diving instead. Felix Grigoroiu kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 9 minutes, Octav Cordescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A4p FC Gad and the Las Momias F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th minute, Cristian Tarragon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olimpiu Târlea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 16 minutes, Aris Totenberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Las Momias F. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aris Totenberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute of the match Las Momias F. C. got a corner. A4p FC Gad's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nestor Clausen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Nestor Clausen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Olimpiu Târlea quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Erasmo James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Aris Totenberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olimpiu Târlea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 34 played minutes Las Momias F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Aris Totenberg. When A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Las Momias F. C.'s goalie prevented a goal. A4p FC Gad's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ion Bianu in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute, Cristian Tarragon made a precise shot to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. A4p FC Gad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aris Totenberg made a kick off. In the 54th minute A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner. Ion Bianu went to the cornerflag to take it. A4p FC Gad's Ion Bianu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 毛平银 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 55th minute, Cristian Tarragon made a precise shot to the right of Olimpiu Târlea. A4p FC Gad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Erasmo James took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Olimpiu Târlea to make any attempt to save it. A4p FC Gad's Matei Filipoiu was substituted for Petru Tărău. 毛平银 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Codrin Dragalina's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Liviu Halipa replaced Codrin Dragalina. 毛平银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matei Filipoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Halipa's late challenge caught a Las Momias F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Liviu Halipa helped the player get up and apologised. Felix Grigoroiu hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, Cristian Tarragon recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Olimpiu Târlea. Cristian Tarragon showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Cristian Tarragon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olimpiu Târlea having to interfere. Luca Penaru charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Penaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Penaru to maneuver through the defense. When Felix Grigoroiu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. In the 92nd minute of the match Nestor Clausen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olimpiu Târlea skillfully saved the ball. Olimpiu Târlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo James, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Las Momias F. C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.