U23 World League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filip Jităreanu got the match started through his kick off. Alejandro Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Lucian in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute Filip Jităreanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Filip Jităreanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alejandro Raphael made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Generoso Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filip Jităreanu in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Raphael saved Mystyc FC from getting behind. A well-hit corner resulted in Tudor Coidum heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mystyc FC's Alejandro Raphael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Coidum in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Filip Jităreanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro Raphael was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Mystyc FC's attentive Melquiades Gonzalez managed to snatch the ball when Dorel Negara made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. In the 38th minute, Dorel Negara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Codruț Enache got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some careless play in the Mystyc FC defense, Filip Jităreanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro Raphael. The Mystyc FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro Raphael should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

55 minutes into the match, Mystyc FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Lucian came free, but Alejandro Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Ramiro Mateo took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Grigore Săndoi to make any attempt to save it. Alejandro Raphael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filip Jităreanu's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Alejandro Raphael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filip Jităreanu's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Matias Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matias Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Matias Garcia hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Mystyc FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Jităreanu came free, but Alejandro Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mystyc FC booed when ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toader Nițulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Raphael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tudor Coidum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rareș Lucian took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alejandro Raphael. Alejandro Raphael dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Alejandro Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horea Cârțan in the 85th minute of the match. Alejandro Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tudor Coidum in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Mystyc FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Nazario to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the game, Basilio Nazario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mystyc FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ the free kick. In the 96th minute, one of Mystyc FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mystyc FC. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mystyc FC for a fine match.