U23 World League

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 7638 (Terracing: 5730, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tyler Tolley got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Costel Cobzeanu in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wei Bing Ran saved Real Chelsea from getting behind. Mugur Gorcea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wei Bing Ran having to make a save. In the 6th minute, Răzvan Balaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petruț Ţopescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tyler Tolley's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute, Real Chelsea's Tyler Tolley ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Petruț Ţopescu. Petruț Ţopescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Louis Downs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petruț Ţopescu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler Tolley in the 16th minute of play forced Delphine Stars's goalkeeper Petruț Ţopescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Cristian Dorian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tyler Tolley fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Chelsea's protests and gave Tyler Tolley a yellow card for diving instead. Wei Bing Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Gorcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Real Chelsea's Tyler Tolley in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Delphine Stars's goalie prevented a goal. Petruț Ţopescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Downs, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Petruț Ţopescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyler Tolley in the 25th minute of the match. Tyler Tolley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petruț Ţopescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyler Tolley, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Delphine Stars getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Costică Ciorăscu hit a great ball. If Louis Downs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rick Hochinskiy in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petruț Ţopescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Tiberiu made a kick off. With a little luck, Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran got control of the ball when Cristian Dorian tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Cristian Dorian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delphine Stars's Petruț Ţopescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyler Tolley in the 66th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Real Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Will Rusby. Wei Bing Ran was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mircea Moșneanu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Downs in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petruț Ţopescu saved Delphine Stars from getting behind. Petruț Ţopescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Downs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Delphine Stars defense, Rick Hochinskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petruț Ţopescu. The Delphine Stars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petruț Ţopescu should have stopped the shot. When Tyler Tolley came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Real Chelsea 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 Tyler Tolley couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute, Vincent Dry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delphine Stars's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcel Cristache in the 84th minute. Tyler Tolley scored 3-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petruț Ţopescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rick Hochinskiy hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Mircea Moșneanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wei Bing Ran. Real Chelsea's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Delphine Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Tyler Tolley came free, but Petruț Ţopescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.