U18 World League

Láposbánya
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Robert Zawadzki made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes, Fabian Grozuță mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minerul Baita -MM- and the Lech Max players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cornel Mihai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Ryszard Piechocki made a huge save. Lech Max's Ryszard Piechocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosmin Bobeica in the 9th minute of play. Teobald Podolski hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Cosmin Bobeica sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lech Max's Ryszard Piechocki didn't even have to move. 12 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Dulka came free, but Aurelian Vârlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ryszard Piechocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosmin Bobeica, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The supporters of Minerul Baita -MM- booed when Lech Max was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Kiepski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Cosmin Bobeica sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lech Max's Ryszard Piechocki didn't even have to move. 18 minutes into the game, Robert Zawadzki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lech Max's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minerul Baita -MM- the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lech Max's Robert Zawadzki got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ryszard Piechocki came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cornel Mihai. But to his dismay, Cornel Mihai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 22 minutes, Tudor Hobjilă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minerul Baita -MM- and the Lech Max players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ryszard Piechocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornel Mihai in the 26th minute of play. With a little luck, Lech Max's Ryszard Piechocki got control of the ball when Fabian Grozuță tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cornel Mihai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ryszard Piechocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Bobeica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryszard Piechocki was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Cosmin Bobeica capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cosmin Bobeica really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0.

When Janusz Smolak fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lech Max's protests and gave Janusz Smolak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st match minute, Lech Max was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janusz Smolak to maneuver through the defense. If Nicolae Mandache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Lech Max's Janusz Smolak seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Janusz Smolak the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lech Max protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Janusz Smolak had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 54th minute, Janusz Smolak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cosmin Bobeica shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ryszard Piechocki came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Minerul Baita -MM- reached it. Aurelian Vârlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobald Podolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Beniamin Czciborek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelian Vârlan. Minerul Baita -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beniamin Czciborek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Ryszard Piechocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Miner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryszard Piechocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornel Mihai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lech Max getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Robert Zawadzki hit a great ball. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Corneliu Nae was substituted for Maxim Grecescu. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Corneliu Nae got a free kick in the 69th minute. With 76 minutes on the clock, Corneliu Nae commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Ionuț Baran replaced Nicolae Mandache. In a very dangerous position, a player in Minerul Baita -MM- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Lech Max's Lucjan Kiepski got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aurelian Vârlan. Beniamin Czciborek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Aurelian Vârlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.