U23 World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Brugge United's Pacho Carabajal 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. Jozef Waron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Petr Čech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Pacho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petr Čech was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 20th minute, Raoul Lambert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brugge United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28thth minute of the game Pacho Carabajal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pacho Carabajal in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petr Čech prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Brugge United's Aldo Candal got control of the ball when Alexei Caraman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexei Caraman got free with Aldo Candal in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jozef Waron, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Victor Grimalschi hit a great ball. Victor Grimalschi hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Mark Wauters recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Raoul Lambert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brugge United's supporters rose to their feet, but Raoul Lambert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petr Čech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The UFC Puturoasa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Brugge United were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emil Sângeorzan was the one to do the kick off. The UFC Puturoasa fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when UFC Puturoasa's Stefan Vanghele looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 54 minutes into the game, UFC Puturoasa's Alexei Caraman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Candal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Aldo Candal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexei Caraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Frank Terwenhout recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aldo Candal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Sângeorzan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Candal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Vanghele's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Aldo Candal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Sângeorzan, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 72 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jozef Waron. Ghenadie Tabãrã kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When UFC Puturoasa's Alexei Caraman in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brugge United's goalie prevented a goal. UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zac Bal in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zac Bal in the 79th minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zac Bal in the 81st minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brugge United's Aldo Candal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexei Caraman in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pacho Carabajal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Terwenhout in the 89th minute of play forced UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brugge United's Frank Terwenhout got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brugge United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.