U23 World League

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abelardo Muno kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Ihintza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Adam Ghimiș kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Ihintza. That made the score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. With a little luck, lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's Marco Ihintza got control of the ball when Răzvan Postolache tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Ghimiș got free with Marco Ihintza in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristinel Alexe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Uxio, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Quinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Răzvan Postolache took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marco Ihintza. lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Abelardo Muno sped through Champions Iasi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristinel Alexe. Adam Ghimiș who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Marco Ihintza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Adan Lucila hit a great ball. Marco Ihintza made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Adam Ghimiș sent off a good shot on target. Marco Ihintza made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Răzvan Postolache sent off a good shot on target. Champions Iasi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Răzvan Postolache in the 38th minute. Victor Oier hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Champions Iasi's Răzvan Postolache got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adam Ghimiș to strike the kick off in the second half. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Muno in the 54th minute of the match. Marco Ihintza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Ghimiș in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Champions Iasi got a corner. lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Răzvan Postolache ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Champions Iasi's corner Răzvan Postolache fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Ihintza quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Ihintza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Ghimiș in the 61st minute of the match. After 63 played minutes lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano got a freekick which was hit by Victor Oier. Răzvan Postolache struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Marco Ihintza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Champions Iasi. Cristinel Alexe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Muno, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Cristinel Alexe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Claus in the 68th minute of play. When Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's goalie prevented a goal. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Muno in the 75th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's zone, Adam Ghimiș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Ihintza came out of the goal and Adam Ghimiș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano booed when Champions Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radu Siniştean didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Abelardo Muno came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano 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 Abelardo Muno couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Ulises Frichoso could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Cristinel Alexe however easily saved by the left post. In the 86th minute Abelardo Muno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristinel Alexe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Ihintza came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș. But to his dismay, Adam Ghimiș quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. lןןl BANFIELD FC Lascano's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.