U18 World League

MOL ARENA
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) FC DAC 1904's Dušan Tobiarčík started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dušan Tobiarčík got free with Dragoş Neaga in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute, Aristide Berbec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert Záruba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordache Stelian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Liviu Pârvan fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ABK Black Warriors73's protests and gave Liviu Pârvan a yellow card for diving instead. Dušan Tobiarčík hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. ABK Black Warriors73's Dragoş Neaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Tobiarčík in the 18th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Iordache Stelian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albert Záruba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 32 minutes into the game, Dušan Janičkovič was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC DAC 1904's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ABK Black Warriors73 the free kick. The supporters of ABK Black Warriors73 booed when FC DAC 1904 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dušan Janičkovič didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes, ABK Black Warriors73's David Onaca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albert Záruba 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 ABK Black Warriors73 reached it. The supporters of ABK Black Warriors73 booed when FC DAC 1904 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Noga didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of ABK Black Warriors73 booed when FC DAC 1904 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bohdan Tiamač didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th match minute, ABK Black Warriors73 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petrică Bouleanu to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Petrică Bouleanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ABK Black Warriors73's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC DAC 1904 the free kick. After 41 played minutes ABK Black Warriors73 got a freekick which was hit by Petrică Bouleanu. Ivan Jurecký struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Dragoş Neaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC DAC 1904. After 44 played minutes ABK Black Warriors73 got a freekick which was hit by David Onaca.

ABK Black Warriors73's Cristinel Mușetescu was substituted for Fabian Zglobiu. ABK Black Warriors73's Toader Crețulescu was substituted for Iordache Stelian. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toader Crețulescu to make the kick off. If Francisc Văcărescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisc Văcărescu got free with Albert Záruba in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the game, ABK Black Warriors73's Francisc Văcărescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albert Záruba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Ivan Jurecký had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dragoş Neaga. ABK Black Warriors73's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Jurecký was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisc Văcărescu got free with Albert Záruba in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Albert Záruba was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Cristinel Mușetescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristinel Mușetescu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The crowd rose to their feet as ABK Black Warriors73's Francisc Văcărescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Albert Záruba. That made the score 2-4 after 75 minutes of play. Albert Záruba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisc Văcărescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toader Crețulescu in the 91st minute of play forced FC DAC 1904's goalkeeper Albert Záruba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over ABK Black Warriors73 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC DAC 1904 throughout the match.