National cup

U21 World Cup 2016

Match date: 04-10-2016 20:00

Match length: 131 Minutes

U21 Argentina
vs.
U21 Romania

Match date: 04-10-2016 20:00

Match length: 131 Minutes

U21 Argentina vs. U21 Romania: 4-3

U21 Argentina

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk A. Lore       6.83
29 2 De P. Craft       4.98
32 3 De J. Nerio       4.98
18 4 De J. Ramos       2.81
3 5 De H. Orlandus       4.28
33 6 Mf A. Librado       7.93
10 7 Mf J. Abajas       8.37
8 8 Mf J. Marques       5.99
7 9 Mf 50' F. Hernandez       1.93
16 10 St 50' C. Astigar     2 8.75
14 11 St 71' H. Tuste       5.26
6 12 St 50' A. Nikola       9.05
26 13 Su E. Ulizes       0.00
21 14 St 71' M. Pereyra       5.26
12 15 Su T. Eneto       0.00
9 16 Mf 50' D. Tiadoro     2 11.60
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts AR RO
Goals 4 3
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 3 3
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 1 0
Shots on target 20 13
Possession 58% 42%
 
No Po Pl R
12 1 Gk A. Balotă       7.75
6 2 De A. Messi       2.75
4 3 De C. Mazilu       2.12
3 4 De M. Beca       3.73
2 5 De S. Porumboiu       1.00
18 6 Mf P. Ciocan       3.33
5 7 Mf I. Iorgulescu       4.54
8 8 Mf 58' O. Mititelu       2.85
10 9 St O. Bădila     1 7.66
36 10 St 70' M. Cobzeanu       4.48
9 11 St 76' M. Rada     1 5.23
11 12 St 70' S. Dudea     1 5.67
1 13 Su F. Dragoș       0.00
15 14 Mf 58' R. Niculescu       3.12
16 15 Su D. Bântu       0.00
7 16 St 76' E. Josan       1.83
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 15959 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5483, VIP seats: 476)
Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihai Cobzeanu started the match with the kick off. Jimeno Marques's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurel Balotă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Fulgencio Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 7 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goalkeeper Aurel Balotă had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristo Astigar. Alvaro Lore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Bădila, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Mihăiţă Rada scored 1-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvaro Lore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristo Astigar scored 2-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurel Balotă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute Cristo Astigar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurel Balotă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Lore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octav Bădila in the 30th minute of the match. Alvaro Lore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octav Bădila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Lore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octav Bădila in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Octavian Mititelu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Lore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Cristo Astigar managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Argentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristo Astigar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurel Balotă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

U21 Argentina made a substitution. Adrian Nikola replaced Cristo Astigar. The wind increased when Adrian Nikola made the kick off in the second half. Jesus Nerio kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. U21 Romania's Robert Niculescu was substituted for Octavian Mititelu. Aurel Balotă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Nikola, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Costică Mazilu made in the 65th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Argentina's Jimeno Marques. 66 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Nikola came free, but Aurel Balotă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Romania's Aurel Balotă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nikola in the 66th minute of play. U21 Romania's Aurel Balotă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nikola in the 69th minute of play. Aurel Balotă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Nikola in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Pedro Craft got a free kick in the 70th minute. U21 Romania made a substitution. Sandu Dudea replaced Mihai Cobzeanu. After 72 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Craft. In the 75th minute, Dalmacio Tiadoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Argentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. U21 Romania made a substitution. Emanuel Josan replaced Mihăiţă Rada. U21 Romania's Aurel Balotă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nikola in the 79th minute of play. Alvaro Lore was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Sandu Dudea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sandu Dudea really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Neither U21 Argentina or U21 Romania succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Sandu Dudea in U21 Romania was the one to initiate the kick off. When U21 Romania's Sandu Dudea in the 102nd minute got a chance for a shot 102nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. Aurel Balotă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dalmacio Tiadoro's shot from short distance in the 103rd minute. Alvaro Lore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Dudea in the 105th minute of the match. When U21 Argentina's Adrian Nikola in the 112th minute got a chance for a shot 112th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Romania's goalie prevented a goal. The corner ended in Javier Abajas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Romania's Aurel Balotă did a great save. Pedro Craft hit a great freekick 114 minutes into the match. Both sets of players were looking tired when the whistle went to end the half. Everyone was pleased to get a few minutes to rest before extra-time resumed.

Everyone could clearly see that both U21 Argentina's and U21 Romania's players was becoming tired in their legs when U21 Argentina's Adrian Nikola did the kick off in the second half of the overtime. The audience was convinced that Adrian Nikola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurel Balotă was relentless in the 123rd minute of the game. In the 126th minute, Alexander Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Javier Abajas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 127th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 131st minute, Dalmacio Tiadoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aurel Balotă was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3.

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U21 Argentina

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  A. Lore
1.  A. Lore (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (75%)
Ta 0
SV 8
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 8 75% 0 8 0
29  P. Craft
29.  P. Craft (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (64%)
Ta 7   (57%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 11 64% 7 57% 0 5
32  J. Nerio
32.  J. Nerio (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (80%)
Ta 13   (69%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 15 80% 13 69% 0 5
18  J. Ramos
18.  J. Ramos (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 1 0% 1 0% 0 0
3  H. Orlandus
3.  H. Orlandus (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 6   (33%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 5 60% 6 33% 0 7
33  A. Librado
33.  A. Librado (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 24   (96%)
Ta 5   (60%)
SV 0
In 9
Mf 0 0 0 24 96% 5 60% 0 9
10  J. Abajas
10.  J. Abajas (Mf)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 1
Pa 26   (88%)
Ta 8   (38%)
SV 0
In 10
Mf 0 2 1 26 88% 8 38% 0 10
8  J. Marques
8.  J. Marques (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 19   (79%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 1 1 19 79% 1 0% 0 3
7  F. Hernandez
7.  F. Hernandez (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 1 0 5 40% 2 50% 0 1
16  C. Astigar
16.  C. Astigar (St)
G 2
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 3
St 2 6 5 5 60% 0 0 3
14  H. Tuste
14.  H. Tuste (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (57%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 7 57% 3 33% 0 0
6  A. Nikola
6.  A. Nikola (St)
G 0
Sh 10
SOT 9
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 10 9 5 100% 1 0% 0 1
26  E. Ulizes
26.  E. Ulizes (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21  M. Pereyra
21.  M. Pereyra (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (50%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 0 0 0 10 50% 0 0 1
12  T. Eneto
12.  T. Eneto (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  D. Tiadoro
9.  D. Tiadoro (Mf)
G 2
Sh 5
SOT 4
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 2 5 4 7 86% 1 100% 0 2
  Total
G 4
Sh 25
SOT 20
Pa 148 (77%)
Ta 48 (50%)
SV 8
In 47
Total   4 25 20 148 77% 48 50% 8 47
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 Romania

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
12  A. Balotă
12.  A. Balotă (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 17   (65%)
Ta 0
SV 17
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 17 65% 0 17 0
6  A. Messi
6.  A. Messi (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 12   (58%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 14 71% 12 58% 0 5
4  C. Mazilu
4.  C. Mazilu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (63%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 8 63% 8 50% 0 2
3  M. Beca
3.  M. Beca (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 17   (35%)
SV 0
In 15
De 0 0 0 9 44% 17 35% 0 15
2  S. Porumboiu
2.  S. Porumboiu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 3 33% 1 0% 0 2
18  P. Ciocan
18.  P. Ciocan (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 9 44% 1 100% 0 3
5  I. Iorgulescu
5.  I. Iorgulescu (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 17   (65%)
Ta 15   (40%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 17 65% 15 40% 0 3
8  O. Mititelu
8.  O. Mititelu (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 1 1 7 86% 2 0% 0 0
10  O. Bădila
10.  O. Bădila (St)
G 1
Sh 6
SOT 6
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 9   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 6 6 9 67% 9 0% 0 0
36  M. Cobzeanu
36.  M. Cobzeanu (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 9   (78%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 9 78% 0 0 0
9  M. Rada
9.  M. Rada (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 1 1 3 33% 2 0% 0 1
11  S. Dudea
11.  S. Dudea (St)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 3
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 4   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 3 3 3 67% 4 0% 0 0
1  F. Dragoș
1.  F. Dragoș (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15  R. Niculescu
15.  R. Niculescu (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 4   (25%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 9 44% 4 25% 0 2
16  D. Bântu
16.  D. Bântu (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  E. Josan
7.  E. Josan (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (71%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 7 71% 0 0 0
  Total
G 3
Sh 13
SOT 13
Pa 124 (62%)
Ta 75 (33%)
SV 17
In 33
Total   3 13 13 124 62% 75 33% 17 33
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions