U23 World League

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) 4 minutes into the game, Tytus Lepucki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club13's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sajones F.C. the free kick. Tytus Lepucki hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Mateo Libertad received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Horaţiu Zmărăndache came out and tried to block the shot, but Mateo Libertad slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Richie in the 12th minute of play forced Club13's goalkeeper Horaţiu Zmărăndache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Richie in the 15th minute of the match. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Richie in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aran Saron in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Quinten prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 22 played minutes Sajones F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Jerano. The supporters of Club13 booed when Sajones F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaias Belmiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute Sebastian Richie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horaţiu Zmărăndache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Richie in the 34th minute of the match. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Richie, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When Serafino Jerano came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Sajones F.C. 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 Serafino Jerano couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Club13's goalkeeper Horaţiu Zmărăndache had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Richie. 45 minutes into the match, Club13's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Richie came free, but Horaţiu Zmărăndache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iustin Rebengiuc's late challenge caught a Sajones F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iustin Rebengiuc helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Club13 got a freekick which was hit by Iustin Rebengiuc. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aran Saron to make the kick off. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Richie in the 51st minute of the match. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Richie, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Club13's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Richie came free, but Horaţiu Zmărăndache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club13's Stelian Caras got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th match minute, Club13 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio De Felice to maneuver through the defense. Aran Saron charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aran Saron the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sajones F.C. booed when Club13 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aran Saron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Quinten was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Fulvio De Felice capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fulvio De Felice really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 74th minute, Mateo Libertad made a precise shot to the right of Horaţiu Zmărăndache. Club13's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Gerardo Quin fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sajones F.C.'s protests and gave Gerardo Quin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gerardo Quin hit a great ball. Julio Quinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Czeszejko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horaţiu Zmărăndache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Libertad, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, Sebastian Richie made a precise shot to the right of Horaţiu Zmărăndache. Club13's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Horaţiu Zmărăndache didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Richie went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Sajones F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.