U23 World League

RAE
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) 7 minutes into the match, Pedro Efren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionuț Cozma. ⚽RAE⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Efren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 13 minutes, Damian Rito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Rito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Marcones in the 15th minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ionuț Cozma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Oneț in the 22nd minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Teodosio Macerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s Damian Oneț sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodosio Macerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Oneț came free, but Teodosio Macerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Maxim Șerbulea made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Macerio. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Batista in the 41st minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ionuț Cozma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Marcones's late challenge caught a ⚽RAE⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidoro Marcones helped the player get up and apologised.

Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Amancio Totakoxe replaced Fernando Eleazar. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maxim Șerbulea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Isidoro Marcones made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionuț Cozma was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristide Maghiar in the 57th minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Teodosio Macerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Lino Peru got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Damian Oneț made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Macerio. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When ⚽RAE⚽'s Maxim Șerbulea in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalie prevented a goal. Damian Oneț might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodosio Macerio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Oneț ran back to his position shaking his head. Maxim Șerbulea's late challenge caught a Alvarado de Mar del Plata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maxim Șerbulea helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Șerbulea to maneuver through the defense. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Pedro Efren got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 84 in the game by Pedro Efren from a close distance when the talented Ionuț Cozma managed to make a qualified save. ⚽RAE⚽'s players were relieved. In the 85th minute, Cristobal Guilabertus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Damian Oneț. Ionuț Cozma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Efren in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ionuț Cozma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Efren. Lucian Crăiniceanu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. ⚽RAE⚽ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Alvarado de Mar del Plata for a fine match.