U23 World League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tudor Bodea started the match with the kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Salvadore Abaunza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kalatakaya F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvadore Abaunza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Salvadore Abaunza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Corneliu Vulpăşin was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Iustinian Petre kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Salvadore Abaunza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fernandez Abeitia fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kalatakaya F.C.'s protests and gave Fernandez Abeitia a yellow card for diving instead. When Kalatakaya F.C.'s Jonathan Abecia in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Unicorns ™'s goalie prevented a goal. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Abecia in the 18th minute of the match. If Rareș Papadima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corneliu Vulpăşin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvadore Abaunza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvadore Abaunza in the 25th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Díaz in the 26th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Unicorns ™ defense, Américo Díaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corneliu Vulpăşin. The Unicorns ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corneliu Vulpăşin should have stopped the shot. In the 30th minute Salvadore Abaunza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Jonathan Abecia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kalatakaya F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvadore Abaunza in the 36th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petrică Ţirpescu got free with Daniel Vaca in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Abecia, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Corneliu Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Díaz in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Américo Díaz to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Petre. Rareș Papadima hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvadore Abaunza got free with Corneliu Vulpăşin in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Díaz in the 57th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Kalatakaya F.C.'s Salvadore Abaunza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Corneliu Vulpăşin. Corneliu Vulpăşin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Díaz in the 70th minute of play. Corneliu Vulpăşin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvadore Abaunza in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute Américo Díaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, Unicorns ™'s Petrică Ţirpescu made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Vaca was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the match, Salvadore Abaunza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Corneliu Vulpăşin, 1-5. In the 89thth minute of the game Salvadore Abaunza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Salvadore Abaunza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Corneliu Vulpăşin. That made the score 1-7 in the 92 minute of play.