U23 World League

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eugen Boldur took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dan Eftimius short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Dino Zoff to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Cormoranii -MM-'s Dino Zoff got control of the ball when Dan Eftimiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Cormoranii -MM-'s goalkeeper Dino Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remus Simionaş. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sorin Stoica in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Valer Uduleanu came free, but Traian Morozan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Traian Morozan came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Cormoranii -MM-'s Costel Diaconu. But to his dismay, Costel Diaconu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sorin Stoica in the 19th minute of play. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Traian Morozan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costel Diaconu in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Stoica in the 26th minute of play forced Cormoranii -MM-'s goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Simionaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sorin Itoafă's late challenge caught a Cormoranii -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sorin Itoafă helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sorin Itoafă got a free kick in the 31st minute. Remus Simionaş hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Cormoranii -MM-'s goalkeeper Dino Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Eftimiu. When Cormoranii -MM-'s Costel Diaconu in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalie prevented a goal. After 46 minutes, Costel Diaconu made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Traian Morozan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Remus Simionaş was the one to do the kick off. Traian Morozan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugen Boldur in the 51st minute. 61 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Traian Morozan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eugen Boldur. When Eugen Boldur got free in front of the goal in the 61st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Traian Morozan was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With a little luck, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Traian Morozan got control of the ball when Vintilă Hălmăgeanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Cormoranii -MM- getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Eugen Boldur hit a great ball. Sorin Stoica scored 1-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dino Zoff, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, Cormoranii -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Remus Simionaş came free, but Dino Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Cormoranii -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Remus Simionaş came free, but Dino Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute Dan Eftimiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 played minutes Cormoranii -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Bülent Seyfeddin. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sorin Stoica got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dino Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Simionaş in the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Traian Morozan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vintilă Hălmăgeanu. With a little luck, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Traian Morozan got control of the ball when Vintilă Hălmăgeanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Vintilă Hălmăgeanu could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Traian Morozan however easily saved by the left post. Traian Morozan came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cormoranii -MM-'s Eugen Boldur. But to his dismay, Eugen Boldur quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in THE CRYSTAL SHIP's zone, Vintilă Hălmăgeanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Traian Morozan came out of the goal and Vintilă Hălmăgeanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cormoranii -MM-'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.