U21 World League

Stadionul Ripensia
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) 2 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal looked a bit too open when Valentinos Kanellakis came free, but Gelu Amânaloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koulis Kouloucheris in the 10th minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Gelu Amânaloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loukas Kois made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Vasile Manolache sent off a good shot on target. Gelu Amânaloae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theofilos Tripitsidis in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentinos Kanellakis in the 16th minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Gelu Amânaloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV defense, Koulis Kouloucheris kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gelu Amânaloae. The MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gelu Amânaloae should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal looked a bit too open when Koulis Kouloucheris came free, but Gelu Amânaloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Koulis Kouloucheris was slow to take the kick. During this time Kerkyra FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Kerkyra FC's corner Koulis Kouloucheris fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gelu Amânaloae quite easily take care of the ball. Gelu Amânaloae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koulis Kouloucheris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute of the match Kerkyra FC got a corner. MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koulis Kouloucheris ran over to the corner to take the kick. Koulis Kouloucheris made a great header on Kerkyra FC's corner, it was just that MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's Gelu Amânaloae managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 44th minute, Koulis Kouloucheris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kerkyra FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 46th minute Koulis Kouloucheris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Amânaloae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koulis Kouloucheris was the one to do the kick off. Gelu Amânaloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentinos Kanellakis in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koulis Kouloucheris in the 54th minute of play forced MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Gelu Amânaloae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Dan Stelaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Kois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Silviu Cutieru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Kois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Silviu Cutieru made a precise shot to the right of Loukas Kois. Kerkyra FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 66th match minute, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florin Darabonț to maneuver through the defense. Florin Darabonț's late challenge caught a Kerkyra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florin Darabonț helped the player get up and apologised. 72 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goal looked a bit too open when Valentinos Kanellakis came free, but Gelu Amânaloae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gelu Amânaloae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koulis Kouloucheris in the 80th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's goalkeeper Gelu Amânaloae had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koulis Kouloucheris. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Deșliu in the 87th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Loukas Kois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Silviu Cutieru fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's protests and gave Silviu Cutieru a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV's Silviu Cutieru got a free kick in the 87th minute. Dan Stelaru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Stelaru scored 2-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Loukas Kois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Kerkyra FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented MCB Timisoara 1921 BTV from taking control. The game ends in a draw.