U23 World League

Cola Fogosa
Spectators: 8428 (Terracing: 6322, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrian Mutu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Charmander City's Herminio Mino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Teodoro Gotzon in the 3 minute of the game. If Mădălin Cangeopol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Feliks Dec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mădălin Cangeopol, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Feliks Dec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 9th minute of play. Tractorul Satulung -MM- were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Charmander City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Heintje Gamarra took the corner. Heintje Gamarra made a great header on Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s corner, it was just that Charmander City's Feliks Dec managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dedê Moreno got free with Panait Hațegan in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Adrian Mutu came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Tractorul Satulung -MM- 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 Adrian Mutu couldn't finish the play. Teodoro Gotzon made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Codruț Ferenț immediately put the ball in play. Teodoro Gotzon made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Charmander City's Herminio Mino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Ferenț in the 26th minute of play forced Charmander City's goalkeeper Feliks Dec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Dedê Moreno 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. Mădălin Cangeopol took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliks Dec. Feliks Dec dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 41 minutes into the match, Dedê Moreno dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Panait Hațegan, 1-1. Feliks Dec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 45th minute of play. Dedê Moreno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Delmiro Peto made a kick off. In the 57th minute Dedê Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Hațegan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Izquierdoz kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Herminio Mino might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panait Hațegan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herminio Mino ran back to his position shaking his head. Mădălin Cangeopol kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of Tractorul Satulung -MM- booed when Charmander City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Izquierdoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charmander City made a substitution. Jose Arlo replaced Dedê Moreno. The supporters of Tractorul Satulung -MM- booed when Charmander City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Izquierdoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Charmander City's goalkeeper Feliks Dec, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Panait Hațegan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Zheng Shu in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the Charmander City defense, Mădălin Cangeopol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Dec. The Charmander City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Dec should have stopped the shot. Feliks Dec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mădălin Cangeopol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vergaray Largacha charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vergaray Largacha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Charmander City getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Vergaray Largacha hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Jiang Zheng Shu made a precise shot to the right of Panait Hațegan. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tractorul Satulung -MM- eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.