U21 World League

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 8406 (Terracing: 6305, Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oskar Gullesson got the match started through his kick off. Samba Fotboll U21's Sam Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Pintilie in the 2nd minute of play. Petruț Muscă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Gullesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordache Iriza got free with Sam Yang in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Samba Fotboll U21's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elias Meck in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind MasterBets's goalkeeper Petruț Muscă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zygmunt Koprowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Iordache Iriza hit a great ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind MasterBets's goalkeeper Petruț Muscă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zygmunt Koprowski scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petruț Muscă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zygmunt Koprowski in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petruț Muscă saved MasterBets from getting behind. With a little luck, Samba Fotboll U21's Sam Yang got control of the ball when Cristian Pintilie tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Cristian Pintilie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Samba Fotboll U21's Jim Meck was substituted for Oskar Gullesson. If Joseph Holmberg 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 54th minute, Claudiu Minculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match, Joseph Holmberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Petruț Muscă was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jim Meck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petruț Muscă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Holmberg in the 61st minute. Petruț Muscă didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Iordache Iriza got a free kick in the 66th minute. With an all-out effort, Samba Fotboll U21's Petruț Muscă threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jim Meck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Claudiu Minculescu hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. MasterBets made a substitution. Pavel Caragea replaced Panait Baldovin. In the 80th minute, MasterBets's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joseph Holmberg fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 84th minute Joseph Holmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Muscă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petruț Muscă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Holmberg in the 86th minute of the match. Petruț Muscă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Holmberg in the 87th minute of the match. Sam Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Iriza, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute of the match, Jim Meck tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Petruț Muscă saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 97th minute, Claudiu Minculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Samba Fotboll U21 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.