U23 World League

Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joachim Österlund started the match with the kick off. Ezber Bozan FK's Doğukan Artan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Jula in the 6th minute of play. If Joachim Österlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Joachim Österlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Dumitru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezber Bozan FK's Doğukan Artan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Jula in the 18th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Constantin Stegaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rova Rosiori's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ezber Bozan FK the free kick. Paul Dumitru went to the wrong direction when Yin Ling Jian was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Grigore Jula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paul Dumitru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Österlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ünal Çelikkan hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A collision led to Rova Rosiori getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Sergiu Burdea hit a great ball. After 47 minutes, Joachim Österlund made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grigore Jula to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Kuzman Kukushev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ezber Bozan FK's Joachim Österlund quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Joachim Österlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joachim Österlund in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Dumitru saved Rova Rosiori from getting behind. Joachim Österlund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paul Dumitru having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joachim Österlund got free with Paul Dumitru in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Rova Rosiori's zone, Buğrahan Uman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Dumitru came out of the goal and Buğrahan Uman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ezber Bozan FK made a substitution. Alvise Nasuti replaced Joachim Österlund. Ezber Bozan FK's Ayberk Balcıoğlu was substituted for Yin Ling Jian. In the 70th minute, Aldebaran Tauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ezber Bozan FK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alvise Nasuti hit a great ball. Doğukan Artan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Aurel Isaia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Ünsal Tezcan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paul Dumitru. That made the score 0-4 in the 85 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Nasuti in the 90th minute of play forced Rova Rosiori's goalkeeper Paul Dumitru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Alvise Nasuti notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru. Paul Dumitru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ezber Bozan FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.