U21 World League

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Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Florin Astafiei started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Pankracy Majusiak notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu. Iulian Bucurescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iulian Bucurescu came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Pankracy Majusiak. But to his dismay, Pankracy Majusiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Wicher Wilchwy Come Back booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Enășoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Gigi Câmpeanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerzy Gargasz. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gigi Câmpeanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The supporters of Wicher Wilchwy Come Back booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigi Câmpeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iulian Bucurescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedykt Mikulski in the 20th minute of play. Iulian Bucurescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kryspin Rekawiczka in the 21st minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Florin Astafiei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wicher Wilchwy Come Back the free kick. In the 21st minute, Florin Astafiei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jerzy Gargasz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florin Astafiei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iulian Bucurescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Majusiak in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Marian Enășoiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wicher Wilchwy Come Back the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Marian Enășoiu got a free kick in the 31st minute. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kryspin Rekawiczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nechifor Ciocârlan in the 35th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Florin Astafiei got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-2. 35 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Kryspin Rekawiczka sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iulian Bucurescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Wicher Wilchwy Come Back booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moise Amânaloae didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Beniamin Podwojski fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's protests and gave Beniamin Podwojski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Wicher Wilchwy Come Back getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Beniamin Podwojski hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Pankracy Majusiak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Iulian Bucurescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Kryspin Rekawiczka took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Iulian Bucurescu to make any attempt to save it. Moise Amânaloae charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moise Amânaloae the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iulian Bucurescu made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Pankracy Majusiak sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute, Florin Astafiei made a precise shot to the right of Jerzy Gargasz. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Florin Astafiei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Iulian Bucurescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pankracy Majusiak. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Florin Astafiei suffered a sore knee after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 69 minutes, Benedykt Mikulski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wicher Wilchwy Come Back and the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Wicher Wilchwy Come Back getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Benedykt Mikulski hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Nechifor Ciocârlan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerzy Gargasz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC UNIREA Alba Iulia reached it. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Jerzy Gargasz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Bărbânță in the 74th minute of play. Iulian Bucurescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pankracy Majusiak in the 76th minute. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kryspin Rekawiczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting a goal against them. Iulian Bucurescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pankracy Majusiak in the 86th minute. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting a goal against them. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's Jerzy Gargasz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavius Vădan in the 92nd minute of play. Flavius Vădan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Gargasz having to interfere. Wicher Wilchwy Come Back's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.