World League

Bumba Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonso da Rocha kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Carpathian Wolves's Yu Feng Xi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ersen Bumba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Avram Panaiteanu in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ersen Bumba saved ☆BumbAAlacati☆ from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Avram Panaiteanu came free, but Ersen Bumba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Timo Thorstein notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Ersen Bumba. Ersen Bumba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ersen Bumba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timo Thorstein in the 23rd minute of the match. Ersen Bumba came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Carpathian Wolves's Avram Panaiteanu. But to his dismay, Avram Panaiteanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The audience was convinced that Avram Panaiteanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ersen Bumba was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Ersen Bumba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Feng Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Behram Özerkmen charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Behram Özerkmen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Behram Özerkmen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mugur Timofte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Avram Panaiteanu took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ersen Bumba. Ersen Bumba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. If Yu Feng Xi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ersen Bumba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avram Panaiteanu's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Yu Feng Xi kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Ersen Bumba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avram Panaiteanu in the 45th minute of the match. Romeo Ungheanu kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Avram Panaiteanu to make the kick off. Avram Panaiteanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Ersen Bumba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 62 in the game by Mugur Timofte from a close distance when the talented Ersen Bumba managed to make a qualified save. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s players were relieved. Ersen Bumba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avram Panaiteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the game, Afonso da Rocha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carpathian Wolves the free kick. Ersen Bumba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Avram Panaiteanu went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Tansu Erdursun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olimpiu Hârlău narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carpathian Wolves'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.