U21 World League

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Spectators: 7855 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 155) After 2 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Bohuslav Lehotzký. 4 minutes into the game, Andrei Mavrodin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kukova United the free kick. The supporters of FC Psihopel BM-MM- booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Kaján didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Ţurcaş took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gu Yuan. Kukova United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 11th minute, FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s Vali Bujor dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Ujlaky in the 15th minute of play forced FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalkeeper Petruț Iovanovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Luís Ventura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kukova United's Gu Yuan got control of the ball when Vali Bujor tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, one of Kukova United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Romeo Hulberto 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. Gu Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Ignătoiu in the 33rd minute of play. Bohuslav Lehotzký charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bohuslav Lehotzký the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bohuslav Lehotzký hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Kukova United's Dušan Ujlaky sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petruț Iovanovici narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Hulberto to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Hulberto got free with Petruț Iovanovici in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute, one of FC Psihopel BM-MM-:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Psihopel BM-MM-. In the 61st minute Vali Bujor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s Petruț Iovanovici proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save FC Psihopel BM-MM- from getting a goal against them. Gu Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Bujor, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Petruț Iovanovici made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romeo Hulberto in the 79th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dušan Ujlaky got free with Petruț Iovanovici in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Bujor in the 83rd minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Gu Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Ventura succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Kukova United's Tomáš Bogdanovský was substituted for Marek Macko. After 90 played minutes FC Psihopel BM-MM- got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Ţurcaş. When Costică Ignătoiu fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s protests and gave Costică Ignătoiu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kukova United booed when FC Psihopel BM-MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vali Bujor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Psihopel BM-MM- fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kukova United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.