World League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Cai Yuan Yuan made the kick off and thus started the match. Martin Crețu made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aras Görkem Kaymaz. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Panait in the 12th minute of the match. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivar Lindqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led MZ Fénix's Tomasz Waldoch to fire away a dangerous shot which Martin Crețu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 20th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Crețu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stiinta-Univ.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aras Görkem Kaymaz was slow to take the kick. During this time MZ Fénix's players had a chance to rest. Aras Görkem Kaymaz made a great header on MZ Fénix's corner, it was just that Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu managed to reach the ball for a save. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 27th minute of the match. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Lindqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Shi Ming Sheng scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pankracy Zajonc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vágner Vargas hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Vygantas Petrošius hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Vágner Vargas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stiinta-Univ. made a substitution. Șerban Rușanu replaced Virgil Oargă. A collision led to Stiinta-Univ. getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Vágner Vargas hit a great ball. The MZ Fénix players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stiinta-Univ. were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivar Lindqvist to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Cai Yuan Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Crețu was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Panait in the 58th minute of play. Martin Crețu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute of the match, Viteazul Flore tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pankracy Zajonc saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Alexandre Valido replaced Vladimiro Granja. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by MZ Fénix's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Viteazul Flore was slow to take the kick. During this time Stiinta-Univ.'s players had a chance to rest. Vygantas Petrošius kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Ivar Lindqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Aurel Panait tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 81st minute of the match. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Ivar Lindqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 91st minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pankracy Zajonc was left in no man's land by his defense there! The MZ Fénix fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stiinta-Univ. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.