U23 World League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolae Ciurea kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Lucian. Dacian Smarandache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Atarrabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Horea Cârțan hit a great ball. After 6 played minutes Club Atletico Los Andes got a freekick which was hit by Eloy Atarrabi. After having played for 11 minutes, Eloy Atarrabi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atletico Los Andes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloy Atarrabi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nereo Tohias kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Enrique Garaona acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 14th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Horea Cârțan. 15 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Atarrabi came free, but Dacian Smarandache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Atletico Los Andes's Enrique Garaona proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atletico Los Andes from getting a goal against them. Gilberto Munio kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Enrique Garaona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Lucian, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Enrique Garaona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Lucian in the 22nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Rareș Lucian slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enrique Garaona. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Dacian Smarandache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Atarrabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Teodosio Guillen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atletico Los Andes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Enrique Garaona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Lucian, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Gilberto Munio came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Club Atletico Los Andes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilberto Munio couldn't finish the play. After 38 minutes, Ceferino Lorien mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Los Andes and the ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ceferino Lorien kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Club Atletico Los Andes's Enrique Garaona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Cercelescu in the 39th minute of play. Tudor Coidum received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enrique Garaona came out and tried to block the shot, but Tudor Coidum slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ defense, Eloy Atarrabi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dacian Smarandache. The ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dacian Smarandache should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Club Atletico Los Andes's Enrique Garaona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Cercelescu in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th match minute, Club Atletico Los Andes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nereo Tohias to maneuver through the defense. Club Atletico Los Andes's Enrique Garaona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Cercelescu in the 58th minute of play. Ceferino Lorien got his second yellow card in the match during the 66th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 67 played minutes Club Atletico Los Andes got a freekick which was hit by Ceferino Lorien. Enrique Garaona didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dorel Cercelescu went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Rareș Lucian made a precise shot to the right of Enrique Garaona. Club Atletico Los Andes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Tudor Coidum took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enrique Garaona. Enrique Garaona dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Enrique Garaona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolae Ciurea, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Enrique Garaona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Lucian, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodosio Guillen in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Smarandache prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute Dorel Negara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Garaona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Club Atletico Los Andes players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡.