U23 World League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonas Fydrich kicked off to start the match. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Jula in the 4th minute of play. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after International Thunders's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sorin Elian took the corner. In the 6th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihnea Jula to maneuver through the defense. If Mihnea Jula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Divis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Haase. In the 17th minute Mario Moser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Moraru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Luca Divis hit a great ball. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Hainl in the 21st minute of play. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Hainl in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match, Jonas Fydrich tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dumitru Moraru saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thorsten Ternes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircea Lucescu in the 26th minute of the match. Mario Moser struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Dumitru Moraru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for International Thunders. After 30 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Lucescu. In the 33rd minute, Tim-Florian Ramusch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dumitru Moraru was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Fydrich in the 37th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Jula in the 40th minute of play. Jan Haase sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 45 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan Haase. Dumitru Moraru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Hainl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mircea Lucescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Divis in the 56th minute of play. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Fydrich in the 57th minute of play. International Thunders's Jonas Fydrich got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dumitru Moraru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Moser in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Fydrich in the 65th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Dumitru Moraru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Moraru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Hainl, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Björn Hainl in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Moraru saved ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ from getting behind. After 67 minutes, Björn Hainl made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Dumitru Moraru tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Steffen Steinki in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Emanuel Vlaicu. When International Thunders's Jan Haase in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute, Silviu Barascu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Björn Hainl got in the 80th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Dumitru Moraru handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 83rd match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Divis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Mircea Lucescu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sorin Elian hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Jonas Fydrich struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Dumitru Moraru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for International Thunders. Dumitru Moraru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Hainl in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Mihnea Jula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tim-Florian Ramusch scored 5-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dumitru Moraru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ were furious when Emanuel Molodețiu was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Emanuel Molodețiu hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Steffen Steinki in the 96th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Dumitru Moraru's left hand side. When the referee ended the match the International Thunders players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.