U23 World League

DFS Little Stadium
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Giubelean started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Delta FS's Vasco Ribas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelian Ştiubei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. FC Buciumii's Sorin Răducu pulled a muscle in his back after 13 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Andaka Rallo's late challenge caught a FC Buciumii's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andaka Rallo helped the player get up and apologised. Andaka Rallo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Buciumii getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Sebastian Giubelean hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, FC Buciumii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Magherescu to maneuver through the defense. After 22 played minutes Delta FS got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Carvalhal. Andaka Rallo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 25th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Delta FS's Álvaro Rede played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Giubelean in the 27th minute of play. Álvaro Vilaverde did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Aurelian Ştiubei 34 minutes into the match. In the 37th match minute, Delta FS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andaka Rallo to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Angelo Carvalhal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Delta FS's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Magherescu came free, but Álvaro Rede reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Álvaro Rede took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurențiu Dinescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, FC Buciumii's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Vilaverde came free, but Aurelian Ştiubei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Buciumii's Aurelian Ştiubei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Caetano in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vasco Ribas to make the kick off. Fábio Caetano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelian Ştiubei having to interfere. When Vasco Ribas came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Delta FS 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 Vasco Ribas couldn't finish the play. FC Buciumii's Aurelian Ştiubei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Caetano in the 55th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, FC Buciumii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Rada to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Vilaverde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelian Ştiubei having to interfere. Aurelian Ştiubei came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Delta FS's Fábio Caetano. But to his dismay, Fábio Caetano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. If Laurențiu Dinescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Sebastian Giubelean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fábio Caetano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd match minute, FC Buciumii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Magherescu to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Giubelean hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Aurelian Ştiubei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Vilaverde in the 78th minute of play. If Fábio Caetano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, FC Buciumii's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Vilaverde came free, but Aurelian Ştiubei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Delta FS's Vasco Ribas in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Buciumii's goalie prevented a goal. Laurențiu Dinescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Rede having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Vasco Ribas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Delta FS had won after a very even match.