U23 World League

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gheorghe Taşcău got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Rareș Stanomir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Braga Junior FC's corner Tomasz Waldoch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rareș Stanomir quite easily take care of the ball. Rareș Stanomir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 13th minute of the match. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kobra TEAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomasz Waldoch was slow to take the kick. During this time Braga Junior FC's players had a chance to rest. Braga Junior FC's Tomasz Waldoch was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rareș Stanomir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Mutu in the 20th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Rareș Stanomir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rareș Stanomir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Mutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Brickeen Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Taşcău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Mutu came free, but Rareș Stanomir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Mutu in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rareș Stanomir saved Kobra TEAM from getting behind. In the 32nd minute, Adrian Mutu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Braga Junior FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Țepeneag in the 38th minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Brickeen Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Țepeneag in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brickeen Wall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Baron Von Bischhoffshausen hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Adrian Mutu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Braga Junior FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrian Mutu to make the kick off. If Adrian Mutu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rareș Stanomir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Mutu in the 56th minute of the match. Kobra TEAM's Rareș Stanomir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Mutu in the 59th minute of play. Doru Cândreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Braga Junior FC's Tomasz Waldoch in action when he in the 61st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Rareș Stanomir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Mutu went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Adrian Mutu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rareș Stanomir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Braga Junior FC were awarded a corner. Tomasz Waldoch went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Dinei Sergipano managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 75th minute, Adrian Mutu made a precise shot to the right of Rareș Stanomir. Kobra TEAM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Rareș Stanomir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 78th minute of play. Rareș Stanomir came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Braga Junior FC's Adrian Mutu. But to his dismay, Adrian Mutu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Rareș Stanomir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baron Von Bischhoffshausen in the 89th minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Brickeen Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rareș Stanomir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Mutu in the 90th minute of play. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustin Alucusan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Augustin Alucusan fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kobra TEAM's protests and gave Augustin Alucusan a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Braga Junior FC had won after a very even match.