U18 World League

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petre Benga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Valer Nuțu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radowit Mnich in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Harry Noble House FC booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Bourceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feliks Merski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petre Benga, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radowit Mnich in the 15th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Valer Nuțu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valer Nuțu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Odachowski in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Zawacki in the 19th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Valer Nuțu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Noble House FC's Feliks Merski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petre Benga in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th minute Marian Zawacki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valer Nuțu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mugurel Hojbota fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s protests and gave Mugurel Hojbota a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Harry Noble House FC booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugurel Hojbota didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Harry Noble House FC's Hristofor Parzulaev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hristofor Parzulaev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Harry Noble House FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hristofor Parzulaev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Maxim Strugure could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Feliks Merski made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Strugure got free with Feliks Merski in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Benga in the 42nd minute of play forced Harry Noble House FC's goalkeeper Feliks Merski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petre Benga got free with Feliks Merski in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Radowit Mnich was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Denis Bourceanu got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Valer Nuțu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Siekierka in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Strugure in the 56th minute of play forced Harry Noble House FC's goalkeeper Feliks Merski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliodor Bântu hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The supporters of Harry Noble House FC booed when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Bourceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feliks Merski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Strugure in the 66th minute of play. Dobromir Noworolnik kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Harry Noble House FC's Bogumil Rydz got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Petre Benga scored 1-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliks Merski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Petre Benga struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Feliks Merski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-. 78 minutes into the match, Harry Noble House FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petre Benga came free, but Feliks Merski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Petre Benga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Valer Nuțu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Siekierka, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Daniel Siekierka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feliks Merski came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Petre Benga. But to his dismay, Petre Benga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Harry Noble House FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.