U23 World League

Monumental
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horea Mititelu got the match started through his kick off. Ihintza Molino came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by LIVERPOOL FC's Marian Prislop. But to his dismay, Marian Prislop quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Corneliu Doinaș made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hayalim Kedoshim's Quentin Agraña. Mauro Tramarria hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Marian Prislop had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Mocanu had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Vinícius Juniors's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horea Mititelu in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ihintza Molino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 38th minute of play forced LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Victor Mocanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Leontin Stoleru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ihintza Molino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Mititelu in the 43rd minute of play. Hayalim Kedoshim's Ihintza Molino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Prislop in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Andy Polo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hayalim Kedoshim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andy Polo made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as LIVERPOOL FC's Leontin Stoleru slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ihintza Molino. That made the score 1-2 after 57 minutes of play. Ihintza Molino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Mititelu in the 64th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Hayalim Kedoshim got a freekick which was hit by Gregorio Hermosa. Ihintza Molino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosmin Onișoru in the 67th minute. In the 68th match minute, Hayalim Kedoshim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Polo to maneuver through the defense. Marian Prislop sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LIVERPOOL FC's Victor Mocanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Polo in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Mauro Tramarria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hayalim Kedoshim's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Tramarria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Mocanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Hayalim Kedoshim's zone, Corneliu Doinaș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ihintza Molino came out of the goal and Corneliu Doinaș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Horea Mititelu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ihintza Molino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Leontin Stoleru got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andy Polo might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victor Mocanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andy Polo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute, Iván Sotomayor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Mocanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Iván Sotomayor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victor Mocanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Victor Mocanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andy Polo in the 94th minute of play. Victor Mocanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Sotomayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The LIVERPOOL FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Hayalim Kedoshim from taking control. The game ends in a draw.