U18 World League

Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 8427 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Damazy Czeszyk got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Legia Warszawa 【L】 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Lucjan Bielecki hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Sorin Nicorici shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kacper Tobias showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Legia Warszawa 【L】's Walery Koczara got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Golo Phoenix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Czeszyk in the 9th minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute of the match Legia Warszawa 【L】 got a corner. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hugon Prusek ran over to the corner to take the kick. 15 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Jupân came free, but Kacper Tobias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Dacian Ghițescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walery Koczara. Kacper Tobias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgil Jupân in the 24th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Mihăilescu in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kacper Tobias saved Legia Warszawa 【L】 from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Felix Mihăilescu put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kacper Tobias. Virgil Jupân fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kacper Tobias having to interfere. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when Legia Warszawa 【L】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Pryputnicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nistor Vermeşan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugon Prusek in the 33rd minute of play. Dacian Ghițescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Czeszyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the game, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Felix Mihăilescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kacper Tobias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Legia Warszawa 【L】 booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Mihăilescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Legia Warszawa 【L】 booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nistor Vermeşan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Pryputnicki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dacian Ghițescu having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Golo Phoenix to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Legia Warszawa 【L】 booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Rotariu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kacper Tobias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Phoenix, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Legia Warszawa 【L】's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Nistor Vermeşan scored to the left of an out of position Kacper Tobias, making the score, 1-4. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Nistor Vermeşan got a free kick in the 74th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goalkeeper Kacper Tobias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Golo Phoenix. The crowd rose to their feet as PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Virgil Jupân slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kacper Tobias. That made the score 1-5 after 83 minutes of play. Dacian Ghițescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugon Prusek in the 87th minute of play. Legia Warszawa 【L】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hugon Prusek in the 88th minute. Damazy Czeszyk hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Kacper Tobias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Mihăilescu in the 92nd minute. Kacper Tobias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgil Jupân in the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.