U23 World League

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Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jiang Gang took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Jiang Gang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Joel Bufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Jiang Gang got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 23 minutes into the game, Jiang Gang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alexandru Coporan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Jiang Gang kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandru Coporan. That made the score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. Alexandru Coporan made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Jiang Gang sent off a good shot on target. Kakeros FC's 方桦德 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by A.J. Bufi, made in the 32nd minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, The Owls's goalkeeper Alexandru Coporan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jiang Gang. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Marin Alucai hit a great ball. After 43 played minutes The Owls got a freekick which was hit by Joel Bufi. After having played for 45 minutes, Jiang Gang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kakeros FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jiang Gang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Bufi was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Bufi in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faustino Rencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Faustino Rencio made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Aurelian Fundătoreanu sent off a good shot on target. Jiang Gang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as The Owls's Joel Bufi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Faustino Rencio. That made the score 2-1 after 58 minutes of play. In the 65th match minute, The Owls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by A.J. Bufi to maneuver through the defense. Kakeros FC's Jakub Kaczucha was substituted for Jiang Gang. Kakeros FC's Salvador Bernat was substituted for Elvio Hitzeder. After 74 minutes, Eugen Chiriacescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Owls and the Kakeros FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Eugen Chiriacescu hit a great ball. The Owls's Alexandru Coporan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Peto in the 75th minute of play. Alexandru Coporan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Kaczucha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kakeros FC were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after The Owls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peter Peto took the corner. The corner led Kakeros FC's Peter Peto to fire away a dangerous shot which Alexandru Coporan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Jakub Kaczucha came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Kakeros FC 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 Jakub Kaczucha couldn't finish the play. A.J. Bufi got a throw-in 89 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aurelian Fundătoreanu. In the 92ndth minute of the game Jakub Kaczucha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Owls's Alexandru Coporan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jakub Kaczucha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandru Coporan was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Kakeros FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.