U23 World League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău 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. Olimpiu Târlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the game, FC Alumiara SD's Israel Patrício nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olimpiu Târlea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sandro Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Grigoroiu in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Wanderson Siqueira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olimpiu Târlea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Olimpiu Târlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Patrício in the 20th minute of the match. Olimpiu Târlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Patrício in the 22nd minute of the match. Ruben Estebe struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Olimpiu Târlea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Alumiara SD. Codrin Dragalina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Sandro Santos made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Patrício in the 30th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Olimpiu Târlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olimpiu Târlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Estebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olimpiu Târlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Patrício in the 37th minute of the match. After 39 minutes of play, FC Alumiara SD's Israel Patrício made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olimpiu Târlea was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the game, Remus Chițes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Alumiara SD the free kick. The supporters of FC Alumiara SD booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remus Chițes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Witomir Faron succeeded in the game's 44th minute to get real power on a long shot . A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-4! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 51st minute, Magne Odeen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Tărău in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Alumiara SD's goalkeeper Sandro Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Tărău in the 54th minute of play forced FC Alumiara SD's goalkeeper Sandro Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, FC Alumiara SD's Israel Patrício nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olimpiu Târlea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in A4p FC Gad's zone, David Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olimpiu Târlea came out of the goal and David Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute, Israel Patrício ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olimpiu Târlea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Lucrețiu Nastac replaced Nechifor Sorin. Olimpiu Târlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Estebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A4p FC Gad's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Ruben Estebe scored to the left of an out of position Olimpiu Târlea, making the score, 0-7. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by A4p FC Gad's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Moreira was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Alumiara SD's players had a chance to rest. FC Alumiara SD's Sandro Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Penaru in the 80th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horaţiu Arsenescu during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Horaţiu Arsenescu got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match David Moreira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olimpiu Târlea skillfully saved the ball. Olimpiu Târlea made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Wanderson Siqueira sent off a good shot on target. Olimpiu Târlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Patrício, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the game, Felix Grigoroiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A4p FC Gad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Alumiara SD the free kick. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Felix Grigoroiu hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, FC Alumiara SD's Wanderson Siqueira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olimpiu Târlea. Olimpiu Târlea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. If Israel Patrício had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, David Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Alumiara SD's supporters rose to their feet, but David Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olimpiu Târlea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.