U21 World League

Mayadomo
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Ionuț Romeo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Amancio Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Dinulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teo Estavan got free with Johnny Visch in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Txomin came free, but Johnny Visch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Phoenix Strikers's Johnny Visch got control of the ball when Maximiliano Donostia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Johnny Visch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Donostia in the 25th minute. Horaţiu Dinulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Strikers's Ioan Cozma got a free kick in the 29th minute. When Ion Africano came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Phoenix Strikers 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 Ion Africano couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Dinulescu in the 35th minute of play forced Titanes Mayas's goalkeeper Amancio Artal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apolo Bastiaro kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Teo Estavan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Johnny Visch when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maximiliano Donostia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Txomin in the 41st minute of play forced Phoenix Strikers's goalkeeper Johnny Visch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phoenix Strikers were furious when Mauricio Quentin was red carded, 44 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 44th minute, Mauricio Quentin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urbano Tavio got free with Johnny Visch in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eduard Boroș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Txomin to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Strikers's Ion Africano got a free kick in the 54th minute. Johnny Visch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Phoenix Strikers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Titanes Mayas:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Maximiliano Donostia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Titanes Mayas's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximiliano Donostia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Johnny Visch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Txomin came free, but Johnny Visch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amancio Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Dinulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Teo Estavan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Phoenix Strikers's Johnny Visch. Johnny Visch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th minute, Raul Txomin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johnny Visch was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Titanes Mayas had won after a very even match.