U18 World League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mugur Nisipeanu started the match with the kick off. Aron Billströms short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Costică Petran to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Axel Samuelsson hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Albert Hodorog left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC STEAUA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Svante Sigman kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Iosif Călin hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Costică Petran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Åke Dahlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Aron Billström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costică Petran was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper Costică Petran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Nordström. Bengt-Åke Dahlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costică Petran having to interfere. Aron Billström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Costică Petran made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Aron Billström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Costică Petran was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Aron Billström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Costică Petran. The goal made the score 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aron Billström to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aron Billström in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Costică Petran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bengt-Åke Dahlberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Costică Petran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bengt-Åke Dahlberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Costică Petran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Nordström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Costică Petran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to UFC STEAUA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Emanuel Gheorghe hit a great ball. Emanuel Gheorghe charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Gheorghe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to UFC STEAUA getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Emanuel Gheorghe hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aron Billström in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Costică Petran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Johannes Lilja charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johannes Lilja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Mihăileanu to maneuver through the defense. UFC STEAUA's Costică Petran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Billström in the 85th minute of play. 2-1 became the score in the 86th minute when Alex Nordström elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Costică Petran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Billström, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Gheorghe got free with Wiktor Lingren in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorin Cercelescu hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match.