U23 World League

MGKs Stadium
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Mădălin Vintilescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the Fc S.Zaharesti defense, Cayetano Ihintza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcel Noica. The Fc S.Zaharesti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcel Noica should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Machine Gun Kelly's Anier Herena got a free kick in the 12th minute. A collision led to Machine Gun Kelly getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Basilio Pello hit a great ball. A collision led to Fc S.Zaharesti getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Cornel Moisil hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Nemesio Acuña kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcel Noica. That made the score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Fc S.Zaharesti's goalkeeper Marcel Noica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cayetano Ihintza. Fc S.Zaharesti's Marcel Noica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Odilon in the 27th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Machine Gun Kelly's Cayetano Ihintza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcel Noica. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anier Herena got free with Marcel Noica in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fc S.Zaharesti's Marcel Noica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Odilon in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Fc S.Zaharesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Şandru to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th match minute, Fc S.Zaharesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Moisil to maneuver through the defense. Cayetano Ihintza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Marcel Noica made a huge save. In the 45th minute Eustacio Odilon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Noica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Noica made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Cayetano Ihintza sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nemesio Acuña was the one to do the kick off. Nemesio Acuña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Noica having to interfere. Viorel Lelescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Cayetano Ihintza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Machine Gun Kelly's Moises Venceslas was substituted for Nemesio Acuña. Cayetano Ihintza hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Cayetano Ihintza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Moises Venceslas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Noica. Fc S.Zaharesti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moises Venceslas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The Machine Gun Kelly fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Machine Gun Kelly's Moises Venceslas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 83 played minutes Machine Gun Kelly got a freekick which was hit by Cayetano Ihintza. Marcel Noica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Ihintza in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Fc S.Zaharesti's goal looked a bit too open when Cayetano Ihintza came free, but Marcel Noica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Eustacio Odilon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fc S.Zaharesti's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.