U18 World League

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 8509 (Terracing: 6382, Seating: 1957, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ferdinand Simionescu started the match with the kick off. Billy Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Plopșor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Salqvist came free, but Bogdan Gurgui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Arghir to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Gurgui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Salqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bogdan Gurgui made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Valentin Salqvist sent off a good shot on target. Valentin Plopșor took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Billy Pihl. Billy Pihl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Billy Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Simionescu in the 23rd minute of the match. Zlatan BK's Billy Pihl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Plopșor in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zlatan BK's Zlatan Run got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Lars Örtlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mihail Tomozei during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihail Tomozei to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Salqvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Bogdan Gurgui when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Salqvist in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Gurgui saved F.C.BARLAD from getting behind. After 37 minutes, Valentin Plopșor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C.BARLAD and the Zlatan BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bogdan Gurgui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Salqvist in the 38th minute. Billy Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Plopșor in the 39th minute of play. After 41 minutes, Valentin Plopșor made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Zlatan BK's Billy Pihl tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Salqvist in the 45th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Bogdan Gurgui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Albuț hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valentin Salqvist to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Octav Cretan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in F.C.BARLAD's zone, Lars Örtlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Gurgui came out of the goal and Lars Örtlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 57th minute of the match Valentin Plopșor completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Valentin Plopșor a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 58th minute, Valentin Plopșor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zlatan BK made a substitution. Kjell Bergendahl replaced Edvin Markusson. F.C.BARLAD's Petru Moldoveanu was substituted for Edgar Arghir. Zlatan BK made a substitution. Arne Mager replaced Lars Örtlund. In the 59th minute, Valentin Plopșor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Zlatan Run had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Gurgui. F.C.BARLAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatan Run was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Åke Josefsson in the 68th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Bogdan Gurgui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferdinand Simionescu during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gunnar Wester received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Bogdan Gurgui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76thth minute of the game Jens-Åke Josefsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C.BARLAD's Bogdan Gurgui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bogdan Gurgui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Run, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Martin Ilarie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zlatan BK's Billy Pihl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Zlatan BK from getting a goal against them. F.C.BARLAD's Bogdan Gurgui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Run in the 91st minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.