U21 World League

Carlsberg Arena
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) In the 5th minute, Eusebiu Buznea made a precise shot to the right of Andre Pere. FC Hugo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 12 minutes, Ionică Ike mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. YKE and the FC Hugo players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to F.C. YKE getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Ionică Ike hit a great ball. A collision led to FC Hugo getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Aivar Pentjärv hit a great ball. Andre Pere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Buznea in the 20th minute of play. In the 25th minute Nicodim Zbârcea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Pere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avram Chiru charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Avram Chiru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Hugo booed when F.C. YKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avram Chiru didn't get a good kick on the ball. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paavo Peet in the 27th minute of play. Andre Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Buznea in the 30th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Peet, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Eusebiu Buznea charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eusebiu Buznea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tauri Roost, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Helmuth Duckadam was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paavo Peet showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 39 minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Ionică Ike hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Rareș Agulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 61st match minute, FC Hugo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paavo Peet to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Paavo Peet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hugo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Peet, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Romeo Tutunaru was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. YKE's zone, Juhan Lemsalu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal and Juhan Lemsalu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Peet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Juhan Lemsalu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nechifor Opincaru's late challenge caught a FC Hugo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nechifor Opincaru helped the player get up and apologised. Eusebiu Buznea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Pere having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Tauri Roost shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. YKE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juhan Lemsalu was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Hugo's players had a chance to rest. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juhan Lemsalu in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, FC Hugo's Andre Pere got control of the ball when Eusebiu Buznea tried to sneak it across the goal line.