U21 World League

Estadio Dragao
Spectators: 9209 (Terracing: 6909, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristinel Nicodim made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Cristinel Nicodim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigiusz Ikalewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jiang Lin Ping. 5 minutes into the match, Jiang Lin Ping dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilie Crainic, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Lin Ping in the 12th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Crainic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selahaddin Polatkılıç in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Octavian Isărescu hit a great ball. Jiang Lin Ping could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Ilie Crainic made a huge save. Cristinel Nicodim hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Jiang Lin Ping blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilie Crainic having to make a save. Ilie Crainic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selahaddin Polatkılıç in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Selahaddin Polatkılıç in the 28th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigiusz Ikalewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mădălin Botgros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Jiang Lin Ping reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilie Crainic. The goal made the score 2-0. 39 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Selahaddin Polatkılıç came free, but Ilie Crainic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Selahaddin Polatkılıç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Selahaddin Polatkılıç was the one to do the kick off. Ilie Crainic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Hejza in the 51st minute of play. Ilie Crainic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selahaddin Polatkılıç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Lin Ping in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Hejza in the 56th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Ilie Crainic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthew Tielve hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selahaddin Polatkılıç in the 58th minute of play. Evaristo Osoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Witold Chmielecki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilie Crainic was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Matthew Tielve kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 76th minute Zbigniew Hejza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Crainic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilie Crainic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Lin Ping in the 78th minute of play. After some careless play in the BlueLionesse defense, Witold Chmielecki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilie Crainic. The BlueLionesse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilie Crainic should have stopped the shot. Ilie Crainic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Chmielecki, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Matthew Tielve kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Isak Sundberg hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. BlueLionesse's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.