U21 World League

Puszcza Bukowa
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Walery Podwojski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The KS Bukowe fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when KS Bukowe's Tomasz Bakes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 16 minutes, Costin Ignătoiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC PunisherS™ and the KS Bukowe players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Tomasz Bakes came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the KS Bukowe 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 Tomasz Bakes couldn't finish the play. Lucian Crețulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Bakes in the 23rd minute of the match. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Podwojski in the 24th minute of play. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save AFC PunisherS™ from getting a goal against them. When Tomasz Bakes fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS Bukowe's protests and gave Tomasz Bakes a yellow card for diving instead. Tomasz Bakes hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With a little luck, AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu got control of the ball when Tomasz Bakes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in KS Bukowe's zone, Eduard Ţopescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Pyrtek came out of the goal and Eduard Ţopescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Eduard Ţopescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Teodor Zmărăndache made a precise shot to the right of Norbert Pyrtek. KS Bukowe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Codrin Ignat to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Tomasz Bakes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Bukowe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomasz Bakes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, KS Bukowe's Walery Podwojski got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 60th minute, AFC PunisherS™'s Teodor Zmărăndache ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Norbert Pyrtek. Norbert Pyrtek yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. With his leg Norbert Pyrtek managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when AFC PunisherS™'s Teodor Zmărăndache fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Lukasz Dombroski fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS Bukowe's protests and gave Lukasz Dombroski a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of KS Bukowe:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC PunisherS™:s goal. 68 minutes into the match, Augustin Jivulescu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of KS Bukowe's Norbert Pyrtek. Norbert Pyrtek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduard Ţopescu in the 71st minute of play forced KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Norbert Pyrtek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st match minute, KS Bukowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hieronim Gongola to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Norbert Pyrtek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Codrin Ignat. Lucian Crețulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Bakes in the 78th minute of play. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Podwojski in the 81st minute of play. In the 88th match minute, KS Bukowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hieronim Gongola to maneuver through the defense. Walery Podwojski hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. AFC PunisherS™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.