U23 World League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Khalel Al Motar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Purcaresti CSS booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarah Al Shemali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aadil Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valer Șişman, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Tigers's zone, Constantin Negru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aadil Al Harban came out of the goal and Constantin Negru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Negru came free, but Aadil Al Harban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Purcaresti CSS were awarded a corner. Ferdinand Petre went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Purcaresti CSS's corner Ferdinand Petre fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aadil Al Harban quite easily take care of the ball. In the 13th minute, Constantin Negru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purcaresti CSS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mansour Al Ramzi's late challenge caught a Purcaresti CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mansour Al Ramzi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mansour Al Ramzi hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Petre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aadil Al Harban was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Purcaresti CSS booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Talal Al Sallal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aadil Al Harban came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Purcaresti CSS's Valer Șişman. But to his dismay, Valer Șişman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. If Khalel Al Motar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinand Petre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarah Al Shemali to maneuver through the defense. Aadil Al Harban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Petre in the 35th minute of play. Ştefan Vârlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarah Al Shemali in the 36th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdul Aziz Bo Resley during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Purcaresti CSS booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Aziz Bo Resley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valer Șişman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aadil Al Harban having to make a save. A hard shot 44 in the game by Khalel Al Motar from a close distance when the talented Ştefan Vârlan managed to make a qualified save. Purcaresti CSS's players were relieved. 46 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Ştefan Vârlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khalel Al Motar. Aurelian Stanciu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Valer Șişman made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Golden Tigers's Aadil Al Harban got control of the ball when Ferdinand Petre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valer Șişman's late challenge caught a Golden Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valer Șişman helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Purcaresti CSS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valer Șişman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mansour Al Ramzi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Constantin Negru got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Aadil Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valer Șişman, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 73 minutes of play Golden Tigers's Abdul Aziz Bo Resley was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Purcaresti CSS getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Valer Șişman hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Ferdinand Petre ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aadil Al Harban was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Valeriu Amurăriței kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Mansour Al Ramzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdinand Petre might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aadil Al Harban. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinand Petre ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Purcaresti CSS's zone, Jarah Al Shemali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ştefan Vârlan came out of the goal and Jarah Al Shemali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Jarah Al Shemali ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ştefan Vârlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. Purcaresti CSS played a much better game than Golden Tigers and deserved their victory. The Golden Tigers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.