U23 World League

Lucasz&Matthews C.
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chiel Middeljans got the match started through his kick off. Virgil Crăciun came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Decathlon Dudes's Chiel Middeljans. But to his dismay, Chiel Middeljans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Doru Cârju got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Decathlon Dudes's zone, Ilie Balaci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Janssens came out of the goal and Ilie Balaci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Virgil Crăciun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daan Wegman in the 18th minute of play. Daan Wegman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgil Crăciun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Mathieu Van de Poel kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ilie Balaci's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fabian Janssens firmly grabbed it by the left post. Decathlon Dudes's Fabian Janssens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Arieșan in the 31st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Vintilă Arieșan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabian Janssens. That made the score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. In the 34th match minute, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Cârju to maneuver through the defense. Virgil Crăciun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Ayuso in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ilie Balaci to make the kick off. The supporters of F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Vingegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Virgil Crăciun got control of the ball when Chiel Middeljans tried to sneak it across the goal line. Virgil Crăciun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Ayuso in the 60th minute of play. Fabian Janssens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Balaci in the 63rd minute of play. If Ilie Balaci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgil Crăciun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Ayuso in the 68th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Ilie Balaci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgil Crăciun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ayuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Decathlon Dudes were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan Raas took the corner. Chiel Middeljans came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Virgil Crăciun could save by the left post. After 90 minutes, Ivan Andrei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- and the Decathlon Dudes players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ivan Andrei hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Virgil Crăciun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chiel Middeljans. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.