U23 World League

Cluj Arena
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Tomi in the 3rd minute of play forced Wolves Academy's goalkeeper Emilian Stoiculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Madeo in the 7th minute of play. Hilario Constancio kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes MORPH got a freekick which was hit by Damian Heli. 21 minutes into the match, Wolves Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz came free, but Emilian Stoiculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mauro Tomi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 23 minutes of play, MORPH's Mauro Tomi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilian Stoiculescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Alfredo Madeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Emilian Stoiculescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hilario Constancio charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Constancio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Tomi in the 42nd minute of play. Alfredo Madeo scored 0-5 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilian Stoiculescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nichifor Hurezan made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Gustavo-Hernán Aliendro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nichifor Hurezan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, MORPH's Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emilian Stoiculescu. Emilian Stoiculescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. With his leg Emilian Stoiculescu managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when MORPH's Gustavo-Hernán Aliendro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 60th minute, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MORPH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Emilian Stoiculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Aliendro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilian Stoiculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz in the 66th minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emilian Stoiculescu. Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. 78 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu. Emilian Stoiculescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gustavo-Hernán Aliendro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Emilian Stoiculescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Wolves Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Fărcășan to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MORPH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Gustavo-Hernán De La Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Emilian Stoiculescu to make any attempt to save it. Emilian Stoiculescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Madeo in the 95th minute. MORPH's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.