U18 World League

GURZUN
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Vlad Mutu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Liviu Plop notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Black is Back's Michael Mårtensson. Michael Mårtensson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcu Cretan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Knutsson in the 11th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Black is Back got a freekick which was hit by Johnny Lundström. In the 17th minute, Horea Levința hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mihai Secară came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the FC GURZUN 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 Mihai Secară couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charlie Beckeman during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Black is Back's Charlie Beckeman got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Knutsson in the 23rd minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Marcu Cretan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihai Secară took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michael Mårtensson. Michael Mårtensson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Michael Mårtensson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihai Secară went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Michael Mårtensson was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Vlad Mutu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vlad Mutu really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Michael Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Mutu in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Mutu in the 36th minute of play forced Black is Back's goalkeeper Michael Mårtensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Black is Back's zone, Vlad Mutu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Mårtensson came out of the goal and Vlad Mutu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michael Mårtensson made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Liviu Plop sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihai Secară in the 42nd minute of play forced Black is Back's goalkeeper Michael Mårtensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Ted Göransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michael Mårtensson was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Marcel Gâfu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcel Gâfu really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jim Larsfält made a kick off. After 53 played minutes FC GURZUN got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Mutu. After 56 played minutes Black is Back got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Oskar Kilstedt. In the 58th minute, Bo Pihlblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC GURZUN booed when Black is Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ted Göransson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michael Mårtensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlad Mutu in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Larsfält in the 63rd minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Marcu Cretan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcu Cretan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Larsfält in the 69th minute of the match. Black is Back's Michael Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Mutu in the 71st minute of play. After 73 minutes, Vlad Mutu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC GURZUN and the Black is Back players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC GURZUN's Vlad Mutu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Liviu Plop hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Marcu Cretan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Larsfält, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michael Mårtensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Mutu in the 81st minute of the match. Ted Göransson hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 87 played minutes FC GURZUN got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Mutu. When Mihai Secară fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC GURZUN's protests and gave Mihai Secară a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th match minute, FC GURZUN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihai Secară to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Peder Nordmark reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcu Cretan. The goal made the score 5-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Black is Back players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC GURZUN.