U21 World League

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabian Hermansson got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Fabian Hermansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bahrtys Talanger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabian Hermansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardo Silva took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Helmuth Duckadam didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Hermansson went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Silva in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Bernardo Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. F.C. YKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After having played for 28 minutes, Bernardo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bahrtys Talanger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30th minute, Mats Fransson made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. F.C. YKE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Bernardo Silva took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. When Olimpiu Oloieru fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. YKE's protests and gave Olimpiu Oloieru a yellow card for diving instead. Olimpiu Oloieru hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Bahrtys Talanger's Mats Fransson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ion Ike, made in the 39th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the game, Bahrtys Talanger's Bernardo Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Helmuth Duckadam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. YKE's zone, Urban Häger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal and Urban Häger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Wennerström in the 47th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Avram Chiru made a kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam got control of the ball when Bernardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 55th play minutes Bernardo Silva shot 0-7, a short shot which went by Helmuth Duckadam and just under the crossbar into goal. F.C. YKE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Fabian Hermansson scored to the left of an out of position Helmuth Duckadam, making the score, 0-8. Bahrtys Talanger's Feliks Kosakowski was substituted for Ola Strömqvist. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Lunca in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfons Lövgren saved Bahrtys Talanger from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Silva in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bernardo Silva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Helmuth Duckadam skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mats Fransson hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Bernardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. In the 84thth minute of the game Bernardo Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 91st minute Manuel Gâfu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Lövgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Bahrtys Talanger's Mats Fransson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. With a little luck, F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam got control of the ball when Bernardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bahrtys Talanger's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.