U23 World League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Benjamin Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Traian Pantea was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Alex Iorga kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isaac Nayely got free with Traian Pantea in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isaac Nayely who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Traian Pantea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Traian Pantea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amador Hever in the 15th minute. Isaac Nayely could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Traian Pantea made a huge save. After having played for 17 minutes, Jairo Telmo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estación Q.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Telmo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Traian Pantea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaac Nayely in the 23rd minute. Traian Pantea was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Amador Hever capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amador Hever really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 32nd minute J.J Ares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Ixona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Hilario Lobo hit a great ball. Ermegildo Ixona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Arosculesei in the 42nd minute of play. Niceto Gaizkine charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niceto Gaizkine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Niceto Gaizkine hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin Stoicescu in the 46th minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when J.J Ares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, J.J Ares put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ermegildo Ixona. After 60 minutes, Constantin Stoicescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ares FC -MM- and the Estación Q. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Constantin Stoicescu hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When Benjamin Barros fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estación Q.'s protests and gave Benjamin Barros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Benjamin Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Blas Umbruso kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A long shot from Aristide Chihaia in the 76th minute of play was well struck, but Ermegildo Ixona made a really good save at the right post. After having played for 80 minutes, Jairo Telmo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estación Q.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Telmo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Radu Arapașu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Isaac Nayely was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estación Q.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ares FC -MM- the free kick. In the 91st minute, Isaac Nayely hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Estación Q. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ares FC -MM- for a fine match.