World League

El Gasometro
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vasile Blănaru started the match with the kick off. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Savier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chorache Tofiño sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andoni Viso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafal Leszczynski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czempa in the 16th minute of play. Charly Alcaraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Martin Tudor made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Vasile Blănaru made a precise shot to the right of Rafal Leszczynski. POCASPULGAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, POCASPULGAS's Ruben Savier got a free kick in the 25th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Martin Tudor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andoni Viso. In the 38th minute Karol Czempa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Leszczynski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Ruben Savier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Tudor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Vasile Blănaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Leszczynski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vasile Blănaru came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Progresul Pitesti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vasile Blănaru couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charly Alcaraz to make the kick off. From close distance Vasile Blănaru pressed in the 0-2 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 52 minutes into the game. In the 55th minute, Ruben Savier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Tudor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Karol Czempa charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karol Czempa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Karol Czempa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charly Alcaraz in the 62nd minute of play forced Progresul Pitesti's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, POCASPULGAS's Charly Alcaraz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Tudor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Martin Tudor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Savier in the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Progresul Pitesti's Florin Logofătu got a free kick in the 69th minute. Florin Logofătu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Charly Alcaraz hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Rafal Leszczynski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czempa in the 76th minute of play. A well done corner resulted in Ezkerra Villasana drilling the ball in to score 1-3 behind POCASPULGAS's goalkeeper. Vasile Blănaru in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafal Leszczynski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Progresul Pitesti booed when POCASPULGAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Savier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Vasile Blănaru could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Rafal Leszczynski however easily saved by the left post. 90 minutes into the game, Progresul Pitesti's Karol Czempa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafal Leszczynski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Ruben Savier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Martin Tudor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ruben Savier managed to get in a good position for a shot. POCASPULGAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Savier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Tudor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Progresul Pitesti's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.