U23 World League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgar Vlas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerner Spiegel hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 3 minutes into the match, Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Kåre Hård had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodor Covaci. After 10 minutes, Teodor Covaci made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Vestegnens Betonhelte's Kåre Hård tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in FC ciufulici's zone, Thorvald Peitz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dacian Oravițan came out of the goal and Thorvald Peitz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st match minute, FC ciufulici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Craia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorvald Peitz in the 22nd minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qämbäräliyev Zaâmoucha in the 27th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kåre Hård made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodor Covaci in the 28th minute. When Thorvald Peitz fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vestegnens Betonhelte's protests and gave Thorvald Peitz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Vestegnens Betonhelte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thorvald Peitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Edgar Vlas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kåre Hård saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 played minutes Vestegnens Betonhelte got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth E. Jensen. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Vestegnens Betonhelte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tucker Zybelin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dan Bo during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vestegnens Betonhelte's Dan Bo got a free kick in the 35th minute. Edgar Vlas hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Kåre Hård made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iosif Hârtopanu in the 46th minute. Dacian Oravițan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tucker Zybelin in the 47th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC ciufulici defense, Tucker Zybelin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dacian Oravițan. The FC ciufulici fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dacian Oravițan should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tucker Zybelin made a kick off. If George Giurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Edgar Vlas made a precise shot to the right of Kåre Hård. Vestegnens Betonhelte's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Edgar Vlas sped through Vestegnens Betonhelte's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kåre Hård. Bo Dega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Dacian Oravițan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Remus Onea kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 89th minute Teodor Covaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kåre Hård saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Vestegnens Betonhelte getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kenneth E. Jensen hit a great ball. Kenneth E. Jensen's late challenge caught a FC ciufulici's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenneth E. Jensen helped the player get up and apologised. Kenneth E. Jensen kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, George Giurcă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC ciufulici fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Kåre Hård took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Giurcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC ciufulici's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.