U23 World League

Cozbertaia
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romeo Ţăranu started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Bocșan during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Zandarin FC booed when FC U Cluj-N was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Bocșan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute of the match Zandarin FC got a corner. FC U Cluj-N's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manfredo Saldanha ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 17th minute, Flavinho Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 minutes of play, Zandarin FC's Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiberiu Udrescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to FC U Cluj-N getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gigel Hojbota hit a great ball. A collision led to FC U Cluj-N getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Emanuel Bocșan hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, FC U Cluj-N's Tiago Gabriel Capixaba threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romeo Ţăranu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Romeo Ţăranu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba came out and tried to block the shot, but Romeo Ţăranu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 37th minute. The supporters of Zandarin FC booed when FC U Cluj-N was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Sabău didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christiano Chaves during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zandarin FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Christiano Chaves hit a great ball. FC U Cluj-N's Romeo Ţăranu got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiberiu Udrescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flavinho Rosado was the one to do the kick off. FC U Cluj-N's Romeo Ţăranu got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Severino Favoretto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 59th play minutes Christiano Chaves shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Tiberiu Udrescu and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 61st match minute, FC U Cluj-N was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Bocșan to maneuver through the defense. FC U Cluj-N's Tiberiu Udrescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save FC U Cluj-N from getting a goal against them. Tiberiu Udrescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Chaves in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Christiano Chaves fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. FC U Cluj-N's Tiberiu Udrescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC U Cluj-N from getting a goal against them. Zandarin FC's Tiago Gabriel Capixaba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Ţăranu in the 89th minute of play. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Ţăranu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Zandarin FC's Christiano Chaves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. When the final whistle went the supporters of Zandarin FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant FC U Cluj-N side.