U23 World League

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Piotr Wierzcholek started the match with the kick off. Pankracy Pasterski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicodim Zbârcea's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute of the match F.C. YKE got a corner. Victoria Przyborów's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionică Ike ran over to the corner to take the kick. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Wierzcholek in the 19th minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Siwy in the 23rd minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piotr Wierzcholek in the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Piotr Wierzcholek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. If Mikolaj Siwy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Ivan Tărâţă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petruț Drăgoescu made in the 37th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Maxim-Alexander Ike. With 44 minutes on the clock, Avram Crăiniceanu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 45 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Avram Crăiniceanu. When Mieszko Soroka came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Victoria Przyborów 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 Mieszko Soroka couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Daniel Lunca made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Lunca kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Piotr Wierzcholek kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Helmuth Duckadam. That made the score 0-1 in the 58 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Piotr Wierzcholek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Piotr Wierzcholek in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mikolaj Siwy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helmuth Duckadam having to interfere. Nicodim Zbârcea hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Piotr Wierzcholek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piotr Wierzcholek in the 69th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ivan Tărâţă fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. YKE's protests and gave Ivan Tărâţă a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Victoria Przyborów booed when F.C. YKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Tărâţă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Piotr Wierzcholek in the 84th minute. Rareș Agulescu made in the 90th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Petruț Drăgoescu however managed to control. Rareș Agulescu made in the 93rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ivan Tărâţă immediately put the ball in play. The Victoria Przyborów supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Victoria Przyborów would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.