U23 World League

Borea
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jon Eklund made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, Tim Olsmann cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ovidiu Marin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jim Lindkvist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dacian Jurăscu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 8 minute of play. Ovidiu Marin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tim Olsmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Metalducks's Mathias Alströmmer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ovidiu Marin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 22nd minute, Tim Olsmann made a precise shot to the right of Ovidiu Marin. FC Cosula-BTF-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greger Skröder in the 25th minute of play forced FC Cosula-BTF-'s goalkeeper Ovidiu Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Metalducks booed when FC Cosula-BTF- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Gaiță didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 played minutes FC Cosula-BTF- got a freekick which was hit by Irinel Plop. When Vintilă Bădescu fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Cosula-BTF-'s protests and gave Vintilă Bădescu a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 34 minutes, Dacian Jurăscu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Cosula-BTF-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dacian Jurăscu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Cosula-BTF-'s Ovidiu Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Olsmann in the 37th minute of play. With his leg Jim Lindkvist managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when FC Cosula-BTF-'s Dacian Jurăscu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jon Eklund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute, Octav Buta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Thanks to some nice moves Jon Eklund could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Ovidiu Marin however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tim Olsmann got free with Ovidiu Marin in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Metalducks's Greger Skröder ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ovidiu Marin. Ovidiu Marin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in FC Cosula-BTF-'s zone, Greger Skröder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ovidiu Marin came out of the goal and Greger Skröder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ovidiu Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Olsmann in the 70th minute of the match. Ovidiu Marin was a little too slow when Tim Olsmann got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 1-4. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Tim Olsmann took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Ovidiu Marin to make any attempt to save it. If Greger Skröder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurel Lăceanu's late challenge caught a Metalducks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurel Lăceanu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Cosula-BTF-'s Aurel Lăceanu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Joakim Böcklund's late challenge caught a FC Cosula-BTF-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joakim Böcklund helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Metalducks getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Joakim Böcklund hit a great ball. In the 92nd match minute, FC Cosula-BTF- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurel Lăceanu to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Metalducks could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Cosula-BTF- throughout the match.