U21 World League

PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leobardo Abajas started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Vlad Brezoi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC PIETROSUL -MM- and the La Mandarina Mecánica players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Brezoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octav Martinaș in the 6th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Tanio Abeita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Octav Martinaș took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tanio Abeita to make any attempt to save it. In the 16th minute, David Tâbârnă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. La Mandarina Mecánica's Tanio Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octav Martinaș in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Leobardo Abajas hit a great ball. Tanio Abeita made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Tâbârnă in the 23rd minute. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Tâbârnă didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes FC PIETROSUL -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Brezoi. In the 38th minute, César Menachem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Tibalt Abellaneda fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mandarina Mecánica's protests and gave Tibalt Abellaneda a yellow card for diving instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Tâbârnă stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tibalt Abellaneda hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Emanuel Gorunescu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Octav Martinaș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Vlad Brezoi came free, but Tanio Abeita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, David Tâbârnă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tanio Abeita was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Tanio Abeita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Chițu in the 68th minute of play. Tanio Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Tâbârnă in the 68th minute of the match. Juan Pablo Magallanes charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Pablo Magallanes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juan Pablo Magallanes kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Fulgencio Abajas was substituted for Juan Pablo Magallanes. In the 80th match minute, FC PIETROSUL -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Chițu to maneuver through the defense. La Mandarina Mecánica's Fulgencio Abajas suffered a concussion after 87 minutes and had to leave the field. 87 minutes into the game, Francisc Onete was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Mandarina Mecánica the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Francisc Onete got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Leobardo Abajas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Cristinel Tiberian didn't even have to move. Tanio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Tâbârnă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Octav Martinaș came free, but Tanio Abeita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.