U18 World League

MariaKirilenko Arena
Spectators: 8449 (Terracing: 6338, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benedykt Plachetka started the match with the kick off. Dacian Ghițescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Plachetka, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Szymon Dulka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dacian Ghițescu having to interfere. Zbyszek Andrysiak kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Zdzislaw Fujarczuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Jupân in the 11th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Strong Phoenix during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Strong Phoenix hit a great ball. When Tạ Džin came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the YNWA LFC Kamionka Team 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 Tạ Džin couldn't finish the play. YNWA LFC Kamionka Team's Benedykt Plachetka got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Dulka in the 28th minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. YNWA LFC Kamionka Team were furious when Bogdan Rykaczewski was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 36th minute, one of YNWA LFC Kamionka Team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for YNWA LFC Kamionka Team. In the 44th minute, Fryderyk Borkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute Virgil Jupân shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Fujarczuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The supporters of YNWA LFC Kamionka Team booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nistor Vermeşan didn't get a good kick on the ball. YNWA LFC Kamionka Team's Zdzislaw Fujarczuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Phoenix in the 56th minute of play. After 57 played minutes YNWA LFC Kamionka Team got a freekick which was hit by Maciej Praski. Zdzislaw Fujarczuk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Mihăilescu in the 58th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Virgil Jupân who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YNWA LFC Kamionka Team's Zdzislaw Fujarczuk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee gave YNWA LFC Kamionka Team a penalty, 71 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tạ Džin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu. 1-1. Felix Mihăilescu kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Zdzislaw Fujarczuk made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Tiberiu Rotariu sent off a good shot on target. Zdzislaw Fujarczuk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Golo Phoenix's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Benedykt Plachetka came free, but Dacian Ghițescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fryderyk Borkowski made in the 83rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Maciej Praski however managed to control. The crowd rose to their feet as PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Golo Phoenix slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zdzislaw Fujarczuk. That made the score 1-2 after 84 minutes of play. Golo Phoenix in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zdzislaw Fujarczuk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 91st match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucian Şimonca to maneuver through the defense. Tạ Džin, 92 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 94th minute Maciej Praski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Ghițescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.