U18 World League

Berca Arena
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) In the 8th minute, Sebastian Marghescu had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Bartosz Bojanowski fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Endorfina Dukla's protests and gave Bartosz Bojanowski a yellow card for diving instead. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Petre Zăvoianu was substituted for Sebastian Marghescu. After 9 played minutes Endorfina Dukla got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Bojanowski. Zula Ryback was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Silviu Siniştean. 14 minutes into the match, Endorfina Dukla's goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Mustea came free, but Zula Ryback reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Endorfina Dukla getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Psotka hit a great ball. Valer Bărăian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Brytka in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Endorfina Dukla's goalkeeper Zula Ryback had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liviu Hurmuz. Endorfina Dukla's Zula Ryback played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurel Mustea in the 23rd minute of play. Rafal Pincoski kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Remigiusz Bury hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Endorfina Dukla defense, Aurel Mustea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zula Ryback. The Endorfina Dukla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zula Ryback should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabian Brytka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Remigiusz Bury hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Silviu Siniştean took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zula Ryback. Endorfina Dukla's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 54 played minutes -BZF- Petrolul Berca got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Hurmuz. In the 55th minute, Wawrzyniec Zajonc fired a really elegant long shot, but Valer Bărăian threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Witomir Mios during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Endorfina Dukla getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Witomir Mios hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Emilian Ciprian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zula Ryback saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 64 minutes on the clock, Vasile Barbonța commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for -BZF- Petrolul Berca! A collision led to Endorfina Dukla getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Patryk Kochniarczyk hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marioara Miculescu in the 76th minute of play forced Endorfina Dukla's goalkeeper Zula Ryback to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilian Ciprian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Zula Ryback tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Andrei Marioara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zula Ryback made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marioara Miculescu in the 93rd minute of play. -BZF- Petrolul Berca were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.