U21 World League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niclas Österberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Lidström in the 6th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Lidström in the 14th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernt Bållström made in the 17th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ingvar Nordkvist immediately put the ball in play. In the 22nd minute of the match Richard Britz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dumitru Moraru showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Nordkvist in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute Mihnea Jula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vidar Walroth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when DIF LEEDS BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Ekblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 played minutes, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Sorin Elian shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vidar Walroth 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 ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ reached it. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Holger Lidström in the 30th minute of play. Dumitru Moraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Österberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Holger Lidström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Moraru having to interfere. Mihnea Jula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Costin Zăraşcu fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s protests and gave Costin Zăraşcu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of DIF LEEDS BK booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costin Zăraşcu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gigel Bălan was the one to do the kick off. Dumitru Moraru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hampus Tolsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Tiberiu Măgureanu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Tobias Åhman managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIF LEEDS BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tobias Åhman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dumitru Moraru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gigel Bălan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vidar Walroth having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, DIF LEEDS BK's goal looked a bit too open when Mihnea Jula came free, but Vidar Walroth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 67 minutes, Mihnea Jula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Mihnea Jula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dumitru Moraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Lidström in the 74th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Silviu Barascu put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of DIF LEEDS BK:s goal. After 84 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Richard Britz. Ingvar Nordkvist hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Vidar Walroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Jula, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Mihnea Jula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vidar Walroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Bălan, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Vidar Walroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihnea Jula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Gabi Cristian got a free kick in the 97th minute. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. DIF LEEDS BK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.