U23 World League

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) ⚽RAE⚽'s Maxim Șerbulea 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Oneț in the 3rd minute of play forced LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Wojno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Șerbulea came free, but Jaroslaw Wojno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aristide Maghiar who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Alin Moiș advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 6th minute. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Jaroslaw Wojno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Șerbulea in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA defense, Damian Oneț kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jaroslaw Wojno. The LIRA ELBLĄG SSA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jaroslaw Wojno should have stopped the shot. Maxim Șerbulea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ziemowit Gendolla fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's protests and gave Ziemowit Gendolla a yellow card for diving instead. Jaroslaw Wojno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Oneț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after ⚽RAE⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aleksander Gdowik took the corner. The corner ended in Aleksander Gdowik almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Andriescu did a great save. Victor Andriescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Zatorski in the 38th minute of the match. If Aleksander Gdowik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Aleksander Gdowik got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jaroslaw Wojno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Șerbulea in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half ⚽RAE⚽ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Slawomir Zatorski made a kick off. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Alin Moiș with Damian Oneț as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Aleksander Gdowik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Andriescu having to interfere. Aleksander Gdowik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, Sergiu Anghel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maciej Kaczynski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Maxim Șerbulea fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Aleksander Gdowik's late challenge caught a ⚽RAE⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksander Gdowik helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Gdowik to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ziemowit Gendolla in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Andriescu saved ⚽RAE⚽ from getting behind. After 77 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Damian Oneț. ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Andriescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Zatorski in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute, Slawomir Zatorski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Maxim Șerbulea notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Jaroslaw Wojno. Jaroslaw Wojno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Viorel Petriceanu got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maxim Șerbulea. Maxim Șerbulea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jaroslaw Wojno made a huge save. ⚽RAE⚽'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.