World League

St James Park
Spectators: 9246 (Terracing: 6936, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) Boruc Furgal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 3rd minute of play. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Grau in the 4th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Stasio Bienienda got a free kick in the 5th minute. Boruc Furgal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Falkiewicz in the 12th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Ivan Chiuzbaian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dacian Tilea to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Kania Gostyń's Ivan Chiuzbaian threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wiktor Falkiewicz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 21 played minutes Kania Gostyń got a freekick which was hit by Radowit Dziuma. In the 26th minute Zhao Sen Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boruc Furgal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 33rd minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Zhao Sen Yang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boruc Furgal. Kania Gostyń's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zhao Sen Yang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Wiktor Falkiewicz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ivan Chiuzbaian. The goal made the score 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Zhao Sen Yang made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when Kania Gostyń was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arda Ozan Ulubek didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute Alessio Mao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Chiuzbaian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Chiuzbaian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Mao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Primitivo Grau's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Boruc Furgal firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 62ndth minute of the game Zhao Sen Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62ndth minute of the game Zhao Sen Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhao Sen Yang in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boruc Furgal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kania Gostyń made a substitution. Arnold Baaijen replaced Radowit Dziuma. Kania Gostyń made a substitution. Lucjan Waselewicz replaced Wiktor Falkiewicz. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- made a substitution. Cătălin Tudoran replaced Stasio Bienienda. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Mugurel Pandele was substituted for İlhami Akyazıcı. The corner led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Petre Iftode getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Grigore Maghiran fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s protests and gave Grigore Maghiran a yellow card for diving instead. 74 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Mao came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Beca in the 75th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Ivan Chiuzbaian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Iftode in the 77th minute of play forced Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper Boruc Furgal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Boruc Furgal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 80 minutes into the match, Kania Gostyń's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Sen Yang came free, but Boruc Furgal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Kania Gostyń from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Waselewicz came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Grau in the 85th minute of play forced Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper Boruc Furgal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Mao in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Kania Gostyń was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Pleban to maneuver through the defense. Cătălin Tudoran took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Boruc Furgal. Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ivan Chiuzbaian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Beca in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Alin Niculiță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.