U21 World League

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Constantin Mihu started the match with the kick off. Gil Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Mihu in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Gabor in the 8th minute of play forced Vestfjorden FK's goalkeeper Gil Ceni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus PTM's zone, Birk Johannessen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mădălin Apostu came out of the goal and Birk Johannessen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vestfjorden FK's Gil Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Mihu in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Gabor came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yngve Kaldestad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucius Gabor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Gil Ceni made a huge save. Gil Ceni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Gabor in the 25th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrea Gabor got free with Gil Ceni in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gil Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Mihu in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vestfjorden FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucius Gabor was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventus PTM's players had a chance to rest. Gil Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Gabor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil Ceni was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Constantin Mihu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. In the 46th minute of the match, Constantin Mihu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gil Ceni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 47 played minutes Vestfjorden FK got a freekick which was hit by Ståle Stokkan. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ími Friðbertsson to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ími Friðbertsson in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mădălin Apostu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gil Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Gabor in the 61st minute of play. Yngve Kaldestad struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Mădălin Apostu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vestfjorden FK. Gil Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Gabor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Lucius Gabor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Yngve Kaldestad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mădălin Apostu was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 76th minute, Andrea Gabor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gil Ceni was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 82 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Gabor came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birk Johannessen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Mădălin Apostu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Dacian Muncelean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Vestfjorden FK's Ståle Stokkan tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Vestfjorden FK's Bendik Breistein got a free kick in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Vestfjorden FK's goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Mihu came free, but Gil Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gil Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Mihu in the 95th minute of the match. Juventus PTM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vestfjorden FK for a fine match.