U21 World League

Muget Arena
Spectators: 8092 (Terracing: 6070, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raik Topuz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Leontin Cenușă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 3 minutes into the match, Muget's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Topuz came free, but Avram Panait reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute, Muget's Leontin Cenușă dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Patrick Knechtli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marian Cenușă hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 14 minutes of play, Muget's Leontin Cenușă made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Knechtli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leontin Cenușă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patrick Knechtli having to make a save. Leontin Cenușă's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Knechtli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. If Medero Gadea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Cenușă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Muget's Cristian Cenușă to fire away a dangerous shot which Patrick Knechtli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Olympique Fribourg's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Leontin Cenușă scored to the left of an out of position Patrick Knechtli, making the score, 3-0. The supporters of Olympique Fribourg booed when Muget was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Cenușă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Avram Panait showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raik Topuz in the 40th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Cristian Cenușă got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Patrick Knechtli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sandu Cenușă to strike the kick off in the second half. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Cenușă in the 50th minute of play. Avram Panait took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Medero Gadea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Olympique Fribourg's Medero Gadea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Avram Panait. That made the score 3-1 after 53 minutes of play. 55 minutes into the match, Muget's goalkeeper Avram Panait had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Medero Gadea. 56 minutes into the match, Leontin Cenușă notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli. Patrick Knechtli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 59 minutes, Leontin Cenușă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muget's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leontin Cenușă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olympique Fribourg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Cenușă was slow to take the kick. During this time Muget's players had a chance to rest. In the 64th minute, Olaf Hager hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avram Panait showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raik Topuz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The supporters of Olympique Fribourg booed when Muget was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Niculcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Cenușă, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Cenușă in the 69th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Sandu Cenușă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Knechtli was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. A collision led to Muget getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Marian Cenușă hit a great ball. In the 87th match minute, Muget was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Bărbătescu to maneuver through the defense. Muget's Avram Panait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raik Topuz in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Patrick Knechtli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Muget had won after a very even match.