U21 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) LTA FC's Rodrigo Quintan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Erubiel Dominix 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. Isac Manciulescu struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Arsenio Maiorga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emerald. After a defensive mix-up in Emerald's zone, Erubiel Dominix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Vieru came out of the goal and Erubiel Dominix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erubiel Dominix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Erubiel Dominix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Damian Vieru made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Dominix in the 16th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Damian Vieru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Dominix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Damian Vieru made a huge save. Erubiel Dominix scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damian Vieru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Angheluș in the 24th minute of play. When Rodrigo Quintan came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the LTA FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rodrigo Quintan couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Rodrigo Quintan took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Damian Vieru to make any attempt to save it. Rodrigo Braña hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isac Manciulescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Arsenio Maiorga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Angheluș in the 56th minute of the match. Arsenio Maiorga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Albert Dășanu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 61 minute of play. LTA FC made a substitution. Cristian Berdaitz replaced Gonzalo Txema. In the 66th minute Isac Manciulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Isac Manciulescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arsenio Maiorga. That made the score 3-2 in the 66 minute of play. The supporters of Emerald booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Erico didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ubaldo Beltxe hit a great ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Mugurel Cezar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Emerald's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mugurel Cezar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arsenio Erico took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damian Vieru. Emerald's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gaudencio Hernandez hit a great ball. Victor Angheluș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Arsenio Maiorga made a huge save. In the 85th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Iliana to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga got control of the ball when Victor Angheluș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arsenio Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Dășanu in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Ariel Cisco made a precise shot to the right of Damian Vieru. Emerald's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. The LTA FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.