U23 World League

Anfield
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) In the 3rd minute, Aqil Bağiyev made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Strugure. Vama Veche ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Mahir Balişov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 7th minute, Qusif Zamanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Şamaxı Bankirlər fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ivan Strugure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aqil Bağiyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şahin Bäylärov in the 12th minute of play. Qüdrät Ağamirzadä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dinu Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Şamaxı Bankirlər getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Aqil Bağiyev hit a great ball. Virgil Mohora charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgil Mohora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes Vama Veche ™ got a freekick which was hit by Virgil Mohora. Iurie Negrescu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Aqil Bağiyev put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Strugure. Gheorghe Voitiş hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the game, Şamaxı Bankirlər's Şahin Bäylärov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Strugure made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Ivan Strugure showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qusif Zamanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Adrian Paraschivescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrian Paraschivescu to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Ivan Strugure had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aqil Bağiyev. Iurie Negrescu struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Péter Čech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vama Veche ™. 65 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Loğman Hacibabayev came free, but Ivan Strugure reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Radu Zdraşcu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vama Veche ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Şamaxı Bankirlər the free kick. Radu Zdraşcu hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match Loğman Hacibabayev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivan Strugure skillfully saved the ball. Ivan Strugure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loğman Hacibabayev in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of Vama Veche ™ booed when Şamaxı Bankirlər was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loğman Hacibabayev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Vama Veche ™ defense, Şahin Bäylärov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Strugure. The Vama Veche ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Strugure should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aqil Bağiyev in the 82nd minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Ivan Strugure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes, Şahin Bäylärov made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şahin Bäylärov got free with Ivan Strugure in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Qüdrät Ağamirzadä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure got control of the ball when Aqil Bağiyev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Şamaxı Bankirlər's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.