U23 World League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrei Joita started the match with the kick off. Arif Kool made in the 5th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC ciufulici's Codrin Grecea. Afiq Hongyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ionică Burtea in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Sean Yip came free, but Cezar Barboni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tan Sim hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Faiz Tan got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. In the 28th match minute, FC ciufulici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Slătineanu to maneuver through the defense. Cezar Barboni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean Yip, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Ernest Gheorghiu got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Codrin Grecea made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Jithu Nagasaki. When 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alexander Tan 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 FC ciufulici's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Mark Ee got a free kick in the 37th minute. Ernest Gheorghiu kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Nicolae Iorgulescu fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ciufulici's protests and gave Nicolae Iorgulescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th minute, Nicolae Iorgulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexander Tan to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when FC ciufulici was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Slătineanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cezar Barboni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC ciufulici's attentive Nicolae Iorgulescu managed to snatch the ball when Arif Kool made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Burtea in the 57th minute of the match. Cezar Barboni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Joita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jithu Nagasaki in the 66th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Cezar Barboni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolae Iorgulescu in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Tan. Arif Kool hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when FC ciufulici was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolae Iorgulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Arif Kool got a free kick in the 84th minute. FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save FC ciufulici from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes of play, FC ciufulici's Nicolae Iorgulescu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afiq Hongyi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Joita in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC ciufulici fans cheered their team off the field, for while 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.