U21 World League

Prejna
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emanuel Inculeț kicked off to start the match. Tyler Gern struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Petru Căliman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz. Ştefan Paveliuc hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. GoldDiam V55's Petru Căliman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jürgen Fackler in the 7th minute of play. Tyler Gern's late challenge caught a GoldDiam V55's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tyler Gern helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th match minute, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tyler Gern to maneuver through the defense. Lemmy Stecher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlad Doroftei in the 10th minute. With a little luck, 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Lemmy Stecher got control of the ball when Vlad Doroftei tried to sneak it across the goal line. GoldDiam V55's Petru Căliman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jürgen Fackler in the 22nd minute of play. Petru Căliman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Höfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Jürgen Fackler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petru Căliman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, GoldDiam V55's Aron Mascovescu got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Jürgen Fackler managed to get in a good position for a shot. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's supporters rose to their feet, but Jürgen Fackler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petru Căliman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lemmy Stecher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Năsturel in the 28th minute of play. Jürgen Fackler scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petru Căliman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Petru Căliman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enno Kunzmann in the 35th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, GoldDiam V55 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Bucuță to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by GoldDiam V55's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jürgen Fackler was slow to take the kick. During this time 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Enno Kunzmann hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jürgen Fackler made a kick off. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz were furious when Lysander Schütt was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The audience held their breath when Aron Mascovescu in the 55th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Lemmy Stecher's left hand side. Lemmy Stecher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlad Doroftei in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Doroftei in the 60th minute of play forced 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's goalkeeper Lemmy Stecher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lemmy Stecher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Inculeț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, GoldDiam V55's Vlad Doroftei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lemmy Stecher narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Tyler Gern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ştefan Paveliuc fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GoldDiam V55's protests and gave Ştefan Paveliuc a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Tyler Gern left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Höfer during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz got a freekick which was hit by Denis Höfer. 1.FC Aufbau-Einsturz's Lemmy Stecher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Macovei in the 94th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.