U23 World League

Stadion Zohów
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cao Bang Wei got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, FC Zohy's goal looked a bit too open when Lucian Panțuru came free, but Kang Le Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Cao Bang Wei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Militaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucian Panțuru scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kang Le Yu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kang Le Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragoş Oloieru in the 19th minute of play. Kang Le Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Panțuru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes, Progresul Pitesti's George Buteanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kang Le Yu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Progresul Pitesti reached it. FC Zohy's Kang Le Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Panțuru in the 30th minute of play. Kang Le Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucian Panțuru, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Lucian Panțuru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kang Le Yu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Horaţiu Coșeriu charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horaţiu Coșeriu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Horaţiu Coșeriu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Dragoş Oloieru made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Progresul Pitesti were awarded a corner. Liviu Cezar went to the cornerflag to take it. Horia Caranică was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Kang Le Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucian Panțuru in the 56th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Feliks Fiszer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Militaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Feliks Fiszer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Lucian Militaru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, FC Zohy's Kang Le Yu got control of the ball when Dragoş Oloieru tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute Lucian Panțuru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Le Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Lucian Panțuru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Le Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Progresul Pitesti's Horia Caranică got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Cao Bang Wei 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. Czeslaw Kloczko hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Adam Lato charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Lato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute, Adam Lato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 75 minutes, Lucian Panțuru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Progresul Pitesti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucian Panțuru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC Zohy's Cao Bang Wei in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Progresul Pitesti's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Lucian Panțuru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kang Le Yu was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. A collision led to Progresul Pitesti getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Vintilă Marinică hit a great ball. Lucian Militaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Fiszer in the 88th minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Progresul Pitesti got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Cezar. In the 89th minute Czeslaw Kloczko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Militaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucian Militaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliks Fiszer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Zohy getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bogdan Kaszubowski hit a great ball. The FC Zohy fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Progresul Pitesti were clearly better and deserved to take the win.