U23 World League

Rasnita
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gheorghe Stoiciu kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Paul Ene shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santana Abar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 3 played minutes Discípulos de Ayn Rand got a freekick which was hit by Beturian Abel. After some careless play in the Discípulos de Ayn Rand defense, Gheorghe Stoiciu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santana Abar. The Discípulos de Ayn Rand fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santana Abar should have stopped the shot. After 9 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Remus Maleș. The supporters of Discípulos de Ayn Rand booed when Rasnita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iosif Doicaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Rafael Abella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Abella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Hogaș breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 14 minutes, Beturian Abel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Discípulos de Ayn Rand and the Rasnita players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Discípulos de Ayn Rand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beturian Abel to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Discípulos de Ayn Rand getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Beturian Abel hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Cecilio Abello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rasnita the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Discípulos de Ayn Rand:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rasnita:s goal. Santana Abar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gheorghe Stoiciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goalkeeper Santana Abar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iosif Doicaru. When Rasnita's Iosif Doicaru, in the 32nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Rasnita. Santino Pellegri kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Santana Abar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Discípulos de Ayn Rand from getting a goal against them. Paul Ene kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rafael Abella was the one to do the kick off. Rafael Abella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Hogaș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cecilio Abello hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Rafael Abella put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Manuel Hogaș. 70 minutes into the match, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Doicaru came free, but Santana Abar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Rasnita booed when Discípulos de Ayn Rand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Abella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gheorghe Stoiciu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 74 minutes of play, Rasnita's Paul Ene made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santana Abar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Rene Abechuco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santana Abar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Condrea in the 82nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iosif Doicaru in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santana Abar saved Discípulos de Ayn Rand from getting behind. Santana Abar came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Rasnita's Paul Ene. But to his dismay, Paul Ene quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1.