World League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ionică Lucescu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri Lopes in the 4th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Amauri Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amauri Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionică Lucescu in the 8th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionică Lucescu in the 14th minute of play. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Dahlman in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Cristocea came free, but Marcus Ekrot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. King Junior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernan Berart, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionică Lucescu in the 20th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes Vykans Vikingar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Liviu Cristocea who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Aristides Paiva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot did a great save. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Aristides Paiva sped through Vykans Vikingar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcus Ekrot. 27 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionică Lucescu. King Junior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Dahlman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Wilkes in the 33rd minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Berart in the 34th minute of play. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Cristocea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Wilkes in the 38th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when Ionică Lucescu came free, but Marcus Ekrot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Faas Wilkes made a kick off. Fredrik Asserlindh hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Cristocea, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's George Mineață got a free kick in the 58th minute. King Junior made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Faas Wilkes sent off a good shot on target. After 63 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Cazimir Corbeanu. Thanks to some nice moves Faas Wilkes could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which King Junior however easily saved by the left post. In the 68th minute Ionică Lucescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Ionică Lucescu made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Ekrot. Vykans Vikingar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Vykans Vikingar's Genaro Remicio was substituted for Lars Dahlman. Vykans Vikingar's Walter Hård was substituted for Faas Wilkes. After 72 minutes of play, Kobra TEAM's Liviu Cristocea made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Ekrot was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute, Vykans Vikingar's Fernan Berart dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Amauri Lopes put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marcus Ekrot. In the 80th minute, Amauri Lopes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kobra TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by George Mineață during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. George Mineață hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When Kobra TEAM's Ionică Lucescu in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vykans Vikingar's goalie prevented a goal. Kobra TEAM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vykans Vikingar for a fine match.