World League

RAE
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Maxim Șerbulea started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ernest Enescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shi Yao Zhen's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The supporters of De Horsterboeren SV booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codruț Prezan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽RAE⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. Ernest Enescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Vesterberg in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⚽RAE⚽'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joris Zoetmulder was slow to take the kick. During this time De Horsterboeren SV's players had a chance to rest. De Horsterboeren SV's Joris Zoetmulder was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernest Enescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ionuț Cozma during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ionuț Cozma got a free kick in the 17th minute. Alessandro Barchiesi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Ernest Enescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Vesterberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Stephan Wielens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Paveliuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. De Horsterboeren SV's Stephan Wielens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Paveliuc in the 24th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gigel Paveliuc got free with Stephan Wielens in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernest Enescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Vesterberg in the 26th minute of play. De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ernest Enescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oskar Vesterberg's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Damian Oneț fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephan Wielens having to interfere. In the 38thth minute of the game Oskar Vesterberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ernest Enescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oskar Vesterberg's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The audience was convinced that Oskar Vesterberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Enescu was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After 40 minutes, Oskar Vesterberg made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽RAE⚽'s zone, Oskar Vesterberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Enescu came out of the goal and Oskar Vesterberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 48th match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Paveliuc to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Enescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Yao Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 54th match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codruț Prezan to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Enescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joris Zoetmulder in the 55th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Oskar Vesterberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Enescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of De Horsterboeren SV booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigel Paveliuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shi Yao Zhen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernest Enescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Paveliuc to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Enescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Yao Zhen in the 70th minute. If Oskar Vesterberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shi Yao Zhen in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ernest Enescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Oskar Vesterberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernest Enescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Oskar Vesterberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ernest Enescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oskar Vesterberg in the 84th minute of the match. Shi Yao Zhen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Enescu having to interfere. With his leg Ernest Enescu managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when De Horsterboeren SV's Shi Yao Zhen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 92nd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Șerbulea to maneuver through the defense. De Horsterboeren SV's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.