U23 World League

Estadio Olavarria
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roy Van den Dries got the match started through his kick off. Adam de Reyck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codruț Lucrețiu in the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Olavarria FC's zone, Denis Guriță stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam de Reyck came out of the goal and Denis Guriță tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Codruț Lucrețiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam de Reyck was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ciprian Cârju hit a great ball. Guillaume Carels charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillaume Carels the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Team in construction booed when Olavarria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Carels didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roy Van den Dries in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Iorda saved Team in construction from getting behind. If Denis Guriță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olavarria FC's Adam de Reyck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Guriță in the 27th minute of play. Anton Iorda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Van den Dries, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Olavarria FC's Roy Van den Dries in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team in construction's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codruț Lucrețiu was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Team in construction's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Van den Dries came free, but Anton Iorda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Roy Van den Dries's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Iorda was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 55th minute, Olavarria FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Denis Guriță fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 59th minute, Liam Demuynck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes, Team in construction's Ciprian Jușcă shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adam de Reyck came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Team in construction reached it. In the 74th minute, Bert Vercruysse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adam de Reyck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codruț Lucrețiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Codruț Lucrețiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Team in construction booed when Olavarria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Carels didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Basarab Tăbăcaru hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the match, Denis Guriță had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam de Reyck. Olavarria FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Guriță was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 93 played minutes Olavarria FC got a freekick which was hit by Roy Van den Dries. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciprian Jușcă got free with Adam de Reyck in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Team in construction had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.