U23 World League

Peggy Arena
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tudor Bodea kicked off to start the match. When Ervín Pech came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Czechia Hradec Králové 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 Ervín Pech couldn't finish the play. Bonito Marschall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Boc, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Bonito Marschall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Boc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tomáš Urbančík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Calistrat Mihalcea in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bonito Marschall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Czechia Hradec Králové defense, Codrin Boc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bonito Marschall. The Czechia Hradec Králové fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bonito Marschall should have stopped the shot. In the 27th minute, Iustinian Petre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Nikolas Pohl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonito Marschall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calistrat Mihalcea in the 30th minute of play. Tomáš Urbančík succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 36th playminute. In the 40th minute, Miloslav Dominik 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. After 44 minutes of play, Czechia Hradec Králové's Miloslav Dominik made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isac Drâmba was left in no man's land by his defense there!

If Tomáš Urbančík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomáš Urbančík in the 61st minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Isac Drâmba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bonito Marschall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Boc in the 63rd minute of play. Tudor Bodea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Bonito Marschall made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Tudor Bodea kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bonito Marschall. That made the score 3-2 in the 67 minute of play. Isac Drâmba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ervín Pech's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 81st minute Tomáš Urbančík shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Drâmba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Ervín Pech notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Unicorns ™'s Isac Drâmba. Isac Drâmba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Tomáš Urbančík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ervín Pech kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Petrică Ţirpescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bonito Marschall. Petrică Ţirpescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-3. For all the effort they put into the match, the Unicorns ™ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Czechia Hradec Králové.