U23 World League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ioan Lupulescu got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes in the game, Martin Chiriță fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Stefan Bergdal having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Wargön's zone, Ioan Lupulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefan Bergdal came out of the goal and Ioan Lupulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Lupulescu to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stefan Bergdal. That made the score 1-0 after 16 minutes of play. 23 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Wictor Pihlberg came free, but Cristinel Gabriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Chiriță to maneuver through the defense. Filip Bodin kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Emanuel Vlaicu hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ioan Lupulescu during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 35 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Rune Törnkvist came free, but Cristinel Gabriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Martin Chiriță made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefan Bergdal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stefan Bergdal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tiberiu Vochin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. Emanuel Molodețiu hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After 48 played minutes, Wargön's Bengt-Rune Törnkvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristinel Gabriel 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 Wargön reached it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Stig-Arne Ekblom hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Cristinel Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wictor Pihlberg in the 57th minute of play. Stefan Bergdal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiberiu Vochin in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Bergdal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. When Emanuel Vlaicu fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s protests and gave Emanuel Vlaicu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when Wargön was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig-Arne Ekblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Ioan Lupulescu sped through Wargön's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stefan Bergdal. Stefan Bergdal came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin. But to his dismay, Tiberiu Vochin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. When ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ioan Lupulescu in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wargön's goalie prevented a goal. After 85 minutes, Gabi Cristian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ and the Wargön players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wargön's Stefan Bergdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Chiriță in the 87th minute of play. After 95 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Martin Chiriță. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wargön players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™.