U23 World League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Ernest Todoran made the kick off and thus started the match. Jonatan Venerando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Todoran in the 3rd minute of the match. Ernest Todoran hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Olimpiu Tutunaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dali Valdez in the 7th minute of play. LA LUZ F.C. were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after LIVIUS UNITED MLS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tata González took the corner. Jonatan Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Todoran, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Todoran in the 15th minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Jonatan Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dali Valdez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Olimpiu Tutunaru skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Doru Pânzaru hit a great ball. LA LUZ F.C.'s Jonatan Venerando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciprian Petrin in the 23rd minute of play. Jonatan Venerando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Mandoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of LA LUZ F.C. booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dragoş Braniște didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Bogdan Dăscălescu hit a great ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Dali Valdez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA LUZ F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dali Valdez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dali Valdez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Olimpiu Tutunaru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 53 played minutes LIVIUS UNITED MLS got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Dăscălescu. Olimpiu Tutunaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dali Valdez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Leontin Mandoiu took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Jonatan Venerando to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dali Valdez in the 67th minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Olimpiu Tutunaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Dali Valdez came free, but Olimpiu Tutunaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eliseo Truylos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eliseo Truylos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 78th minute Eliseo Truylos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Tutunaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Mandoiu in the 80th minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Jonatan Venerando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonatan Venerando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doru Pânzaru in the 88th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Julio-César Montero Castillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA LUZ F.C. and the LIVIUS UNITED MLS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eliseo Truylos struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Olimpiu Tutunaru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA LUZ F.C.. Olimpiu Tutunaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dali Valdez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dragoş Braniște had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see LA LUZ F.C. lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.