U23 World League

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Maurilio Catrileo made the kick off and thus started the match. Eric Astafei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Astafei in the 8th minute of play forced Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper Alexandre Marrodan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Calistrat Şerbănescu 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alexandre Marrodan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calistrat Şerbănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 19 minutes of play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Damian Cârlan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandre Marrodan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Calistrat Şerbănescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alexandre Marrodan. Alexandre Marrodan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After 29 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Jupân. Alexandre Marrodan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Cârlan's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. With his leg Alexandre Marrodan managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Damian Cârlan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damian Cârlan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeraldo Manns during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexandre Marrodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Cârlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54 minutes, Demetrio Reveco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manuel Rodríguez 1186 and the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes Manuel Rodríguez 1186 got a freekick which was hit by Demetrio Reveco. Alexandre Marrodan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Cârlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Calistrat Şerbănescu hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Istodor in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Maurilio Catrileo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca the free kick. In the 70th match minute, Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurilio Catrileo to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Manuel Rodríguez 1186 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarías Camus to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Istodor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexandre Marrodan. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Calistrat Şerbănescu took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexandre Marrodan. Alexandre Marrodan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. If Damario Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Damian Cârlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Calistrat Şerbănescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Marrodan. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calistrat Şerbănescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 93rd minute, Damian Cârlan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Damian Cârlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Alexandre Marrodan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.