U23 World League

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andreas Martinsson started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Andreas Martinsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vlad Zâncă was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mihai Isbășoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Folke Hellström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Karl-Åke Björkdahl fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CoolKidzTable's protests and gave Karl-Åke Björkdahl a yellow card for diving instead. Karl-Åke Björkdahl hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, CoolKidzTable's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mihai Isbășoiu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a little luck, CoolKidzTable's Folke Hellström got control of the ball when Marius Cucerdean tried to sneak it across the goal line. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Vlad Zâncă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvald Lindberg in the 17th minute of play. After 19 played minutes CoolKidzTable got a freekick which was hit by Rudolf Caspersson. Ivan Mereuță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, Andreas Martinsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vlad Zâncă was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 28th minute Andreas Martinsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Zâncă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Andreas Martinsson notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Vlad Zâncă. Vlad Zâncă was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andreas Martinsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Vlad Zâncă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Folke Hellström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Ciocâlteu in the 51st minute of play. Folke Hellström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Ciocâlteu in the 52nd minute of play. Mircea Gherasim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Folke Hellström. CoolKidzTable's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andreas Martinsson kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute of the match Ivan Mereuță shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Folke Hellström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Martinsson in the 63rd minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Vlad Zâncă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Karl-Åke Björkdahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CoolKidzTable's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Åke Björkdahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vlad Zâncă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andreas Martinsson in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute, Andreas Martinsson 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, 0-4. Folke Hellström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Isbășoiu in the 77th minute of play. Mihai Isbășoiu took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Folke Hellström. Folke Hellström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The supporters of CoolKidzTable booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihail Ciocâlteu didn't get a good kick on the ball. CoolKidzTable played a much better game than White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- and deserved their victory. The White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.