U18 World League

Gleszcz
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valeriu Bucurescu started the match with the kick off. When Gleszcz SSA's Jaroslaw Kolbe in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 7th match minute, Gleszcz SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witomir Malewicki to maneuver through the defense. Claudiu Pușcașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beniamin Fleszar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gleszcz SSA's Bartosz Harbaszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valeriu Bucurescu in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's zone, Jan Zurawski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudiu Pușcașu came out of the goal and Jan Zurawski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Aron Melinescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C CLUJ MEDICINA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 21st match minute, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Nițoi to maneuver through the defense. Beniamin Fleszar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudiu Pușcașu having to make a save. In the 26thth minute of the game Jaroslaw Kolbe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Claudiu Pușcașu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bartosz Harbaszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Melinescu in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Claudiu Pușcașu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaroslaw Kolbe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaroslaw Kolbe in the 46th minute of play forced F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Claudiu Pușcașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gleszcz SSA's Jaroslaw Kolbe managed to work through F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jaroslaw Kolbe dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. A collision led to F.C CLUJ MEDICINA getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Aron Melinescu hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaroslaw Kolbe to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Gleszcz SSA's Witomir Malewicki seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Witomir Malewicki the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gleszcz SSA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Witomir Malewicki had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gleszcz SSA! Gleszcz SSA:s Bartosz Harbaszewski showed great skill when he stopped Aurel Blăjan:s penalty. The supporters of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA booed when Gleszcz SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Siekierski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Korneliusz Damazki hit a great ball. With a little luck, Gleszcz SSA's Bartosz Harbaszewski got control of the ball when Valeriu Bucurescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute, Jan Siekierski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan Zurawski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudiu Pușcașu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Beniamin Fleszar went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Jan Siekierski's late challenge caught a F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan Siekierski helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes Gleszcz SSA got a freekick which was hit by Jan Siekierski. 78 minutes into the game, Beniamin Fleszar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gleszcz SSA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C CLUJ MEDICINA the free kick. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Beniamin Fleszar hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Zurawski came free, but Claudiu Pușcașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aron Melinescu charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aron Melinescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Melinescu to maneuver through the defense. After 85 minutes, Jaroslaw Kolbe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gleszcz SSA and the F.C CLUJ MEDICINA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Gleszcz SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaroslaw Kolbe to maneuver through the defense. Șerban Rusu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bartosz Harbaszewski. Gleszcz SSA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Romeo Nițoi 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. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.