U21 League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elfar Elrond got the match started through his kick off. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elfar Elrond in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Alexandru Ciocan hit a great ball. UFC Puturoasa's Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bard Bowman in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bard Bowman in the 12th minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Gondor FC™'s Elfar Elrond. But to his dismay, Elfar Elrond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tahir Srna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Vanghele, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sandu Botnaru hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Alexei Caraman. In the 27th minute, Ruslan Blanari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Stefan Vanghele hit a great ball. In the 28th minute of the match Amar Amautović sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thibaut Courtois skillfully saved the ball. In the 30th match minute, Gondor FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gray Gondolf to maneuver through the defense. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elfar Elrond, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Botnaru in the 35th minute of play forced Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Tahir Srna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Mersad Imširović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondor FC™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mersad Imširović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibaut Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bard Bowman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 minutes UFC Puturoasa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amar Amautović who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Amar Amautović almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but UFC Puturoasa's Thibaut Courtois did a great save. The supporters of Gondor FC™ booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Vanghele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mersad Imširović in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Alexei Caraman came free, but Tahir Srna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaja Kerimović in the 53rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bard Bowman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thibaut Courtois. That made the score 0-2 in the 55 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elfar Elrond got free with Thibaut Courtois in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bard Bowman in the 59th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bard Bowman, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Elfar Elrond struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Thibaut Courtois didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondor FC™. Tahir Srna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexei Caraman in the 70th minute of the match. If Alexei Caraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. UFC Puturoasa's Stefan Vanghele got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elfar Elrond in the 74th minute. Ruslan Blanari hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Gondor FC™'s Šećer Pejović was substituted for Bard Bowman. After 80 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Blanari. After a rather tough play, Gondor FC™'s Gray Gondolf got a free kick in the 88th minute. Tahir Srna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Spãtaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gondor FC™'s Tahir Srna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Vanghele in the 92nd minute of play. With 94 minutes on the clock, Sergiu Ramos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 94 minutes into the game, one of UFC Puturoasa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. UFC Puturoasa:s Thibaut Courtois showed great skill when he stopped Husein Bilalović:s penalty. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gondor FC™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.