U23 World League

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Ghimiș started the match with the kick off. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Di Giulio in the 2nd minute of the match. Cristinel Alexe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, A.C. Patagonia's Giampaolo Pazzini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristinel Alexe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17th match minute, A.C. Patagonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Hell to maneuver through the defense. Cristinel Alexe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Hell in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Champions Iasi's zone, Aldo Hell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristinel Alexe came out of the goal and Aldo Hell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 31st minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 33rd minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 35th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Di Giulio in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristinel Alexe saved Champions Iasi from getting behind. If Christian Di Giulio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Di Giulio in the 42nd minute of the match. Cristinel Alexe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Fava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Champions Iasi players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A.C. Patagonia were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Di Giulio to strike the kick off in the second half. Cristinel Alexe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Di Giulio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionuț Predescu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Cristinel Alexe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 57th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adam Ghimiș during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Champions Iasi's Adam Ghimiș got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Fava in the 66th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Cristinel Alexe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristinel Alexe was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Giampaolo Pazzini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Giampaolo Pazzini really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. 70 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Di Giulio came free, but Cristinel Alexe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristinel Alexe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christian Di Giulio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 72 minute of play. Cristinel Alexe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Hell went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. The supporters of A.C. Patagonia booed when Champions Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sever Gâfu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristinel Alexe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giampaolo Pazzini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Champions Iasi's Cristinel Alexe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Champions Iasi from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Champions Iasi defense, Franco Fava kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristinel Alexe. The Champions Iasi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristinel Alexe should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, A.C. Patagonia's Cristinel Alexe threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Giampaolo Pazzini, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Radu Siniştean kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, A.C. Patagonia's Cristinel Alexe threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Di Giulio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Giampaolo Pazzini received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristinel Alexe came out and tried to block the shot, but Giampaolo Pazzini slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded A.C. Patagonia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Champions Iasi.