U23 World League

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marius Cucerdean kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute, Henrich Suchomel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henrich Suchomel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vlad Zâncă having to make a save. Vlad Zâncă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrich Suchomel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narcis Babeș to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Zâncă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdeněk Skalník, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrich Suchomel took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vlad Zâncă. Vlad Zâncă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Henrich Suchomel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Zâncă having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Henrich Suchomel made a precise shot to the right of Vlad Zâncă. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mihail Ciocâlteu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jakub Picka having to make a save. After a rather tough play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Mircea Gherasim got a free kick in the 45th minute. 48 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Zdeněk Skalník came free, but Vlad Zâncă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

FC Kopeto's Tomáš Berousek was substituted for Hanuš Holan. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Henrich Suchomel made a kick off. Mihail Ciocâlteu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Picka having to interfere. FC Kopeto's Jakub Picka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Cucerdean in the 55th minute of play. When Tomáš Berousek came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC Kopeto fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomáš Berousek couldn't finish the play. Vlad Zâncă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdeněk Skalník, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Vlad Zâncă came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kopeto's Zdeněk Skalník. But to his dismay, Zdeněk Skalník quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 82 minutes, Jiří Kroka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kopeto and the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- booed when FC Kopeto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiří Kroka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vlad Zâncă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrich Suchomel in the 87th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, FC Kopeto's Henrich Suchomel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vlad Zâncă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. 90 minutes into the match, Zdeněk Skalník dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vlad Zâncă, 0-6. 94 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Henrich Suchomel came free, but Vlad Zâncă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Henrich Suchomel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vlad Zâncă. Henrich Suchomel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7.