U23 World League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dacian Barbăneagră took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes, FC BaLiSt's Dacian Barbăneagră shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adalberto Tróia 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 FC BaLiSt reached it. The supporters of FC BaLiSt booed when Club Sacode Football CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chi Tzalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jailson Abreu in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Dacian Barbăneagră reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adalberto Tróia. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Sacode Football CIMZ's goalkeeper Adalberto Tróia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalberto Tróia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigore Zberea in the 18th minute. Gil Code charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gil Code the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Gil Code hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grigore Zberea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Tróia having to interfere. When Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Nilmar Branco in 25 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Chi Tzalov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Chi Tzalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar Branco in the 29th minute of play. Yang Wei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Adalberto Tróia made a huge save. 42 minutes into the match, Yang Wei dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adalberto Tróia, 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yang Wei in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adalberto Tróia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Adalberto Tróia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dacian Barbăneagră in the 53rd minute of play. After 55 minutes, Yang Wei made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Adalberto Tróia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to FC BaLiSt getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Traian Nanu hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Yang Wei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BaLiSt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. When Yang Wei came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the FC BaLiSt 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 Yang Wei couldn't finish the play. FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC BaLiSt's Dorin Stroici was substituted for Petrică Burnei. Adalberto Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yang Wei in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute Dacian Barbăneagră shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chi Tzalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jailson Abreu in the 81st minute. A hard shot 83 in the game by Nilmar Branco from a close distance when the talented Chi Tzalov managed to make a qualified save. FC BaLiSt's players were relieved. 87 minutes into the match, Club Sacode Football CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Yang Wei came free, but Adalberto Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov got control of the ball when Nilmar Branco tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 92 in the game by Nilmar Branco from a close distance when the talented Chi Tzalov managed to make a qualified save. FC BaLiSt's players were relieved. FC BaLiSt's Valentin Zotincă was substituted for Dacian Barbăneagră. There was no doubt that FC BaLiSt were the better team. FC BaLiSt's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.