U23 World League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Trayko Mendov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Levința in the 4th minute of play. Horea Afloroaiei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Manicolo in the 6th minute. Samuel Demicoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Dragu in the 9th minute of the match. Samuel Demicoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrică Dragu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Petrică Dragu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Demicoli was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Horea Afloroaiei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Phoenix in the 21st minute of play. Samuel Demicoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Dragu in the 26th minute of the match. Samuel Demicoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Dragu in the 29th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Levința came free, but Samuel Demicoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurt Abdilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Vlashers's Horea Afloroaiei got control of the ball when Martin Manicolo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kurt Abdilla to make the kick off. Adam Aquilina struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Horea Afloroaiei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Templars FC. 54 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Aquilina came free, but Horea Afloroaiei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Marius Levința shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Demicoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Marius Levința shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Demicoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute Vlashers were awarded a corner. Romeo Giurăscu went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Vlashers's Trayko Mendov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Samuel Demicoli. That made the score 0-3 after 66 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayko Mendov in the 69th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Samuel Demicoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli got control of the ball when Petrică Dragu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Manicolo came free, but Horea Afloroaiei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steve DeGaetano hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. If Trayko Mendov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Manicolo in the 80th minute of play forced Vlashers's goalkeeper Horea Afloroaiei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Adam Aquilina hit a great ball. Horea Afloroaiei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Abdilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayko Mendov in the 85th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Samuel Demicoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vlashers's Horea Afloroaiei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Abdilla in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Martin Manicolo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horea Afloroaiei. Vlashers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Manicolo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Templars FC's zone, Trayko Mendov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Demicoli came out of the goal and Trayko Mendov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Vlashers's Samuel Demicoli threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Trayko Mendov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.