U23 World League

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Narcis Agachi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mihai Nițescu made in the 3rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Calistrat Potopea however managed to control. Fabian Benvido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragoş Coporan in the 7th minute of play. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alois Horák in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alois Horák. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Alois Horák took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Bogdan Lobonț to make any attempt to save it. In the 28th minute, Mihai Nițescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Benvido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Săvulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alois Horák got free with Bogdan Lobonț in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alois Horák. Fabian Benvido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Agachi in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Agachi in the 38th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Fabian Benvido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Benvido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Agachi in the 38th minute of the match. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alois Horák, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Michal Jung's late challenge caught a F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michal Jung helped the player get up and apologised. Michal Jung hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The supporters of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damián Pejchal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristi Manea hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alois Horák to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Agachi in the 60th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Fabian Benvido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Narcis Agachi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabian Benvido was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alois Horák, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute Eustaquio Pudes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Eustaquio Pudes notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Josef Kožíšek was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lex Academy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! The score was 2-1 after a penalty in the 76th minute, where F.C CLUJ MEDICINA:s Alexandru Săvulescu tricked Lex Academy:s Fabian Benvido with a difficult ball by the left post. Michal Jung hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alois Horák's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bogdan Lobonț was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Pudes in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Moscu in the 87th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Fabian Benvido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Benvido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narcis Agachi in the 90th minute of the match. The supporters of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Sosna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Benvido acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 95th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alexandru Săvulescu.