World League

Pietricica
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ştefan Panțuru took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Bruno Lenzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Caranfil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Xu Zhen Ping hit a great ball. Ştefan Panțuru received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Angelo Bertoni came out and tried to block the shot, but Ştefan Panțuru slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Penha in the 12th minute of play. Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 14th minute of play. Federico Vani's late challenge caught a Club Vertigo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Federico Vani helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Vani to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Bertoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ştefan Panțuru in the 16th minute. Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Penha in the 21st minute of play. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tudor Ionașcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Clarence Makélélé got a free kick in the 25th minute. Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Penha in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 34th minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Ovidiu Caranfil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ovidiu Caranfil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi in the 36th minute of play. Luisito Jerano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Caranfil having to interfere. After 40 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Penha. When ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Bruno Lenzi in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Vertigo's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonardo Penha was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisito Jerano got free with Ovidiu Caranfil in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Angelo Bertoni came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Club Vertigo's Ştefan Panțuru. But to his dismay, Ştefan Panțuru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 58th match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clarence Makélélé to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute, Aurelian Mănescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelo Bertoni was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Ovidiu Caranfil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi in the 64th minute of play. After having played for 75 minutes, Bruno Lenzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Lenzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ovidiu Caranfil made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Luisito Jerano sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dumitru Teodoroiu charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dumitru Teodoroiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Club Vertigo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Teodoroiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Ovidiu Caranfil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Penha. Angelo Bertoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelian Mănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Dumitru Teodoroiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Angelo Bertoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.