U23 World League

Bosque de Lobos
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romeo Ţăranu started the match with the kick off. Ivan Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Ţăranu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Robustiano Mateus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Triperos F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC U Cluj-N the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Los Triperos F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Mateus to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Los Triperos F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor Chindriș came free, but Ivan Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Los Triperos F.C. defense, Romeo Ţăranu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Manny. The Los Triperos F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Manny should have stopped the shot. Victor Chindriș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ivan Manny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Romeo Ţăranu made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Manny. Los Triperos F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 29th minute Victor Caramarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Manny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Romeo Ţăranu notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Los Triperos F.C.'s Ivan Manny. Ivan Manny was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Caramarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ivan Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Chindriș, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

A collision led to FC U Cluj-N getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Victor Chindriș hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, Victor Chindriș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Chindriș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Manny read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Los Triperos F.C. getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Leonardo Millrick hit a great ball. Ivan Manny didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 60th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. FC U Cluj-N's Romeo Ţăranu got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fidel Florin took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iordache Calota. Iordache Calota dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Caramarin got free with Ivan Manny in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Los Triperos F.C.'s Gerardo Gimenez got a free kick in the 79th minute. Ivan Manny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Chindriș in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Florin in the 85th minute of play forced FC U Cluj-N's goalkeeper Iordache Calota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, FC U Cluj-N's Romeo Ţăranu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Manny narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Iordache Calota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeronimo Ixaka's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. If Mauricio Chorche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC U Cluj-N played a much better game than Los Triperos F.C. and deserved their victory. The Los Triperos F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.