U21 World League

Truseni Arena
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) FC Truseni's Iosif Creangã 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iosif Creangã got free with Gilberto Gabino in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iosif Creangã received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Gilberto Gabino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Ruslan Cretu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Gabino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Guiñazú FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mircea Dadu came free, but Gilberto Gabino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Iosif Creangã managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Truseni's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iosif Creangã was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute Mircea Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Gabino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Truseni's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eugen Tabãrã in the 24th minute. A nice corner shot did that Eugen Tabãrã got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gilberto Gabino quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Dadu in the 28th minute of play forced Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Gabino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Gabino made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Tudor Cobzar sent off a good shot on target. Tudor Cobzar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Gilberto Gabino when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Stângã hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipe Salvino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Truseni's goalkeeper Grigore Josan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, FC Truseni's Gilberto Gabino threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Stângã, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gilberto Gabino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Cretu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Felipe Salvino made the kick off in the second half. Mircea Dadu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute Mircea Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Gabino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Eugen Tabãrã had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Gabino. Guiñazú FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eugen Tabãrã was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Dadu in the 61st minute of play forced Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Gabino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Truseni's Eduard Halipa was substituted for Eugen Tabãrã. Adrian Oier hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When Tudor Cobzar fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Truseni's protests and gave Tudor Cobzar a yellow card for diving instead. After 68 played minutes FC Truseni got a freekick which was hit by Tudor Cobzar. Eduard Halipa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sandu Perju took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilberto Gabino. Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 75th minute Mircea Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Gabino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Gabino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Creangã in the 76th minute of the match. Gilberto Gabino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Creangã in the 82nd minute of play. Mircea Dadu took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gilberto Gabino. Gilberto Gabino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Iosif Creangã had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute Mircea Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Gabino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Gabino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tudor Cobzar went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Dadu in the 92nd minute of play forced Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Gabino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Truseni's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.