U23 World League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aurel Gorunescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Cristi Boboc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Partenadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiberiu Zburlea hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Iosif Foltea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alin Partenskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Panait Hrib left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. FC Alinborger's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Leontin Cotoi scored to the left of an out of position Alin Partenadze, making the score, 2-0. Alin Partenadze didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 18th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. If Nae Hodorog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alin Partenadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 24th minute of play. Iosif Foltea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nae Hodorog, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Nae Hodorog came free, but Iosif Foltea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Flavius Nițulescu fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Alinborger's protests and gave Flavius Nițulescu a yellow card for diving instead. 36 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Alin Partenskiy came free, but Iosif Foltea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Cristi Boboc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristi Boboc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Hodorog in the 42nd minute of play. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Hodorog in the 44th minute of play. Alin Partenadze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristi Boboc in the 45th minute. The supporters of FC Alinborger booed when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Zburlea didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nae Hodorog to strike the kick off in the second half. Nae Hodorog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iosif Foltea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alin Partenskiy in the 56th minute of the match. Nae Hodorog could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Iosif Foltea made a huge save. A collision led to FC Alinborger getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Aristide Dănescu hit a great ball. Alin Partenadze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When Cristi Boboc came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 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 Cristi Boboc couldn't finish the play. Alin Partenadze didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurel Gorunescu went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Iosif Foltea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alin Partenskiy in the 81st minute of the match. Aristide Dănescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 minutes, Nae Hodorog mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Alinborger and the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Alinborger's Nae Hodorog got a free kick in the 87th minute. Alin Partenadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Gorunescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Foltea made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Nae Hodorog sent off a good shot on target. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Alinborger for a fine match.