U23 World League

Queen Arena
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Made in Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sendoa Najera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigore Săndoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. When Cezar Marinică fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s protests and gave Cezar Marinică a yellow card for diving instead. Cezar Marinică kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Grigore Săndoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sendoa Najera in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Mariano Oruña 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. After 7 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Vlaicu. Grigore Săndoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blanco Cotilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Made in Paraguay's Sendoa Najera got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Sendoa Najera notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi. Grigore Săndoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Sendoa Najera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Made in Paraguay's Manuelo Onil quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dorel Negara, made in the 23rd minute of the game. Sendoa Najera hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Sendoa Najera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigore Săndoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Santa Cruz in the 26th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Sendoa Najera 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. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 53rdth minute of the game Sendoa Najera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Made in Paraguay defense, Filip Jităreanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vincente Monzon. The Made in Paraguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vincente Monzon should have stopped the shot. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting a goal against them. Grigore Săndoi came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Made in Paraguay's Sendoa Najera. But to his dismay, Sendoa Najera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. 68 minutes into the match, Made in Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Jităreanu came free, but Vincente Monzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Sendoa Najera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi got control of the ball when Sendoa Najera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Costin Măcriș charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Costin Măcriș the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costin Măcriș to maneuver through the defense. Made in Paraguay's Loramendi Moldes was substituted for Sendoa Najera. In the 78th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costin Măcriș to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Grigore Săndoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roque Santa Cruz. After 82 minutes of play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Filip Jităreanu made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vincente Monzon was left in no man's land by his defense there! 2-5 became the score in the 85th minute when Loramendi Moldes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, Cristian Vlaicu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Made in Paraguay the free kick. After 90 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Vlaicu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loramendi Moldes in the 93rd minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Grigore Săndoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.