U21 World League

Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex Adam took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Blueskatterna's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Adam came free, but Zebastian Österlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zebastian Österlund made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Remus Munteanu sent off a good shot on target. Ciprian Ghioane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claes Bergdal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Sandell in the 6th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Ciprian Ghioane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Nastas short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Zebastian Österlund to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihail Gherdan got free with Zebastian Österlund in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of FC Blueskatterna booed when FC Buzău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Șora didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Blueskatterna booed when FC Buzău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Cernat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Buzău's Castel Prabes got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilie Nasta got free with Zebastian Österlund in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Adrian Stancu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Ilie Nasta made a precise shot to the right of Zebastian Österlund. FC Blueskatterna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claes Bergdal was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Remus Munteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zebastian Österlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 minutes of play, FC Buzău's Remus Munteanu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zebastian Österlund was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ilie Nasta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zebastian Österlund having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Buzău's Ciprian Ghioane got control of the ball when August Frisk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciprian Ghioane was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Magnus Sandell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 63 minute of play. Ilie Nasta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Zebastian Österlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Buzău's Mădălin Cârnațiu got a free kick in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Ilie Nasta managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Buzău's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilie Nasta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zebastian Österlund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC Buzău's Mihail Gherdan got a free kick in the 84th minute. A collision led to FC Blueskatterna getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Magnus Sandell hit a great ball. In the 86th match minute, FC Blueskatterna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esbjörn Hybbert to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper Zebastian Österlund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st minute, August Frisk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Remus Munteanu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of FC Blueskatterna's Zebastian Österlund. Zebastian Österlund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Buzău's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.