U21 World League

The Balaang Arena
Spectators: 7622 (Terracing: 5717, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gică Curcă made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Hummerfiskarna's Noah Johansson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Hummerfiskarna were furious when Åke Wenerdahl was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Åke Wenerdahl kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Mihai Măliță took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gottfrid Kullander. Hummerfiskarna's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 14th minute Mihai Măliță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Kullander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gottfrid Kullander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Măliță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Noah Eriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florin Pruneda. FC Fanaticii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noah Eriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Leontin Comăneci fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Fanaticii's protests and gave Leontin Comăneci a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, FC Fanaticii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leontin Comăneci to maneuver through the defense. Florin Pruneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Johansson in the 34th minute of play. Florin Pruneda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah Eriksson in the 42nd minute of the match. Florin Pruneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Eriksson in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Noah Eriksson to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FC Fanaticii's zone, Noah Johansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florin Pruneda came out of the goal and Noah Johansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 56th minute of the match Leontin Comăneci completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Leontin Comăneci a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Gică Curcă hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Florin Pruneda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noah Johansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihai Măliță got free with Gottfrid Kullander in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Hummerfiskarna's Gottfrid Kullander got control of the ball when Mihai Măliță tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noah Eriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Florin Pruneda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Apostu's late challenge caught a Hummerfiskarna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eric Apostu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Eric Apostu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute Noah Eriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Pruneda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Noah Eriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florin Pruneda. FC Fanaticii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noah Eriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 79 minutes into the match, FC Fanaticii's goal looked a bit too open when André Carlsson came free, but Florin Pruneda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Carlsson in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florin Pruneda saved FC Fanaticii from getting behind. FC Fanaticii's Florin Pruneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Eriksson in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Hummerfiskarna booed when FC Fanaticii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gică Curcă didn't get a good kick on the ball. The throw-in from Jonatan Smedfeldt in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Fanaticii's Gică Curcă. Ernest Poplăcean kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Gottfrid Kullander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihai Măliță in the 92nd minute. In the 94th match minute, FC Fanaticii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Curcă to maneuver through the defense. Hummerfiskarna were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Fanaticii for a fine match.