World League

FCA Arena
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Viorel Iacobescu started the match with the kick off. Dominik Spychalski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Niculae Rădvan having to make a save. When Ferdinand Vrejiu fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s protests and gave Ferdinand Vrejiu a yellow card for diving instead. Ferdinand Vrejiu hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Dominik Spychalski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Alkomaty's supporters rose to their feet, but Dominik Spychalski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niculae Rădvan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dominik Spychalski in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niculae Rădvan saved FC PIETROSUL -MM- from getting behind. Szymon Wiater blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Niculae Rădvan having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelian Odobescu in the 20th minute of play forced FC Alkomaty's goalkeeper Augusto Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Sever Crăiniceanu got a free kick in the 21st minute. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Niculae Rădvan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patryk Komornicki in the 25th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Viorel Iacobescu in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute, Ferdinand Vrejiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Patryk Komornicki from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Niculae Rădvan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 45 minutes into the match, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Spychalski came free, but Niculae Rădvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Costin Pupăzan was substituted for Filip Braia. 56 minutes in the game Sandu Porumbescu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sever Crăiniceanu. Miromir Przebendowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Rădvan having to interfere. Augusto Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Ciprian in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Spychalski in the 83rd minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Niculae Rădvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miromir Przebendowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Niculae Rădvan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristi Ciprian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Szymon Wiater hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.