World League

Rasnita
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Rasnita's Alex Cunea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Quandus's goalkeeper Rodrigo Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Cunea. Alex Cunea did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Rodrigo Romero 4 minutes into the match. Sebastian Toacsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Rodrigo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quandus's Rodrigo Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Quandus from getting a goal against them. After having played for 17 minutes, Albertinho Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Quandus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albertinho Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute of the match, Sebastian Toacsen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rodrigo Romero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Quandus's Rodrigo Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Quandus from getting a goal against them. Rodrigo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Toacsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Rodrigo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorel Vintilescu in the 26th minute of the match. After 31 minutes of play, Rasnita's Codrin Cozmâncă made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodrigo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorel Vintilescu in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match Rasnita got a corner. Quandus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Horaţiu Chelbea ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Quandus's goalie and right to Sebastian Toacsen. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Quandus's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 41 minutes into the game, Rasnita's Sebastian Toacsen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. 45 minutes into the match, Quandus's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Toacsen came free, but Rodrigo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Toacsen in the 45th minute of play. Quandus were furious when Erik Porto was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Quandus's Erik Porto got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Paulo Vargas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cunea in the 54th minute of play forced Quandus's goalkeeper Rodrigo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Romero came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Rasnita's Codrin Cozmâncă. But to his dismay, Codrin Cozmâncă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. The Rasnita fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Rasnita's Sebastian Toacsen 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 65 minutes into the game, Sebastian Toacsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Rodrigo Romero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Quandus's Rodrigo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cunea in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute Alex Cunea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74thth minute of the game Sebastian Toacsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Quandus's Rodrigo Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Ştercă in the 76th minute of play forced Quandus's goalkeeper Rodrigo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Gigel Apăvăloaie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Alex Cunea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Romero. Quandus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Cunea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. In the 86th minute Sebastian Toacsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Alex Cunea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Romero. Quandus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Cunea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. When Alex Cunea came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Rasnita 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 Alex Cunea couldn't finish the play. Sebastian Toacsen struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Rodrigo Romero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rasnita. When the referee ended the match the Rasnita players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.