U23 World League

Chácara do Dedé
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Calistrat Şerbănescu started the match with the kick off. Calistrat Şerbănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Vlad Covrig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedê de Senna. In the 6th minute, Calistrat Şerbănescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juarês Corrêa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Juarês Corrêa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Cârlan in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calistrat Şerbănescu in the 9th minute of play forced 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Juarês Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Calistrat Şerbănescu put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Juarês Corrêa. The audience was convinced that Eric Astafei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juarês Corrêa was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Calistrat Şerbănescu in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juarês Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute, Mircea Jupân hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Calistrat Şerbănescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 30th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Cârlan to maneuver through the defense. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Calistrat Şerbănescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Cârlan in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juarês Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juarês Corrêa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Cârlan's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Damian Cârlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juarês Corrêa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Cârlan's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Calistrat Şerbănescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Calistrat Şerbănescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juarês Corrêa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The long shot by Eric Astafei in the 59th minute really tested Juarês Corrêa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 61 minutes into the game, Damian Cârlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Juarês Corrêa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emanuel Dacian's late challenge caught a 27 de Mayo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Dacian helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Emanuel Dacian hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the game, Dedê de Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 27 de Mayo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca the free kick. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when 27 de Mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juarês Corrêa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damian Cârlan went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Damian Cârlan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Juarês Corrêa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Emanuel Dacian hit a great ball. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind 27 de Mayo's goalkeeper Juarês Corrêa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eric Astafei might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juarês Corrêa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Astafei ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rdth minute of the game Damian Cârlan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 27 de Mayo's Juarês Corrêa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th match minute, 27 de Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Rossi to maneuver through the defense. Juarês Corrêa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Calistrat Şerbănescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 86 minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Damian Cârlan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 27 de Mayo's Juarês Corrêa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.