U23 World League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, 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. Grecco Rivadeneyra started the match with the kick off. Bearnaise EA's Fritz Håkansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Țepeneag in the 5th minute of play. Fritz Håkansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mircea Strugure in the 7th minute of play. Rareș Stanomir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Bielatowicz in the 13th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Victor Țepeneag recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fritz Håkansson. Victor Țepeneag showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Victor Țepeneag could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Fritz Håkansson made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Bearnaise EA's Grecco Rivadeneyra got a free kick in the 26th minute. Bearnaise EA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Victor Țepeneag scored to the left of an out of position Fritz Håkansson, making the score, 2-0. Grzegorz Rasiak kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Victor Losev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fritz Håkansson. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 45th minute, Kobra TEAM's Victor Losev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Țepeneag made a kick off. Rareș Stanomir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urban Ahlroth in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Kobra TEAM's Petrică Manole seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Petrică Manole the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Kobra TEAM protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Petrică Manole had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Rareș Stanomir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Alebäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Fritz Håkansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Curea in the 64th minute of the match. Rareș Stanomir was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bogumil Bielatowicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 70 minute of play. After 78 minutes, Junior Kobra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kobra TEAM and the Bearnaise EA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Junior Kobra to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Mugurel Curea got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute Grecco Rivadeneyra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rareș Stanomir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rareș Stanomir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogumil Bielatowicz in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, Zhou Xiang Jun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kobra TEAM's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.