U23 World League

BofA Stadium
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Șerban Ciociu made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roger Dobbs got free with Ivan Strugure in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Ciociu in the 9th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Shannon Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Bobby Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Strugure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Strugure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cedric Frazier in the 15th minute of the match. Ivan Strugure didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruben Romano went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Charlotte FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ruben Romano in the 20th minute. Ruben Romano made a great header on Charlotte FC's corner, it was just that Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 23rd play minute Roger Dobbs came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ivan Strugure. 3-0. 25 minutes into the match, Roger Dobbs dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Strugure, 4-0. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Ivan Strugure, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudley Vickers to maneuver through the defense. Iustin Potra 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. In the 42nd minute, Iustin Potra 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. Ivan Strugure showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cedric Frazier, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Vama Veche ™ from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ruben Romano made a kick off. When Dinu Cotuțiu fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vama Veche ™'s protests and gave Dinu Cotuțiu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Vama Veche ™'s Dinu Cotuțiu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Virgil Mohora kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When Charlotte FC's Roger Dobbs in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vama Veche ™'s goalie prevented a goal. Ivan Strugure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnathan Mohr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute of the match Charlotte FC got a corner. Vama Veche ™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruben Romano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Johnathan Mohr was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ivan Strugure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Dobbs in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Roger Dobbs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Strugure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 played minutes Vama Veche ™ got a freekick which was hit by Ionică Ţopescu. Iustin Potra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Romano in the 87th minute of play. With a little luck, Charlotte FC's Shannon Marquez got control of the ball when Iustin Potra tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Charlotte FC's Shannon Marquez got control of the ball when Șerban Ciociu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Charlotte FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Roger Dobbs hit a great ball. Charlotte FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.