World League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torbjörn Grep got the match started through his kick off. Ninjas FK's Gösta Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jyrki Saarelainen in the 10th minute of play. Nicolae Negrilă hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Torbjörn Grep recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gösta Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Cezariu in the 14th minute of play. Lucrețiu Dragoș came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas FK's Jorden Blomme. But to his dismay, Jorden Blomme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ninjas FK's Torbjörn Grep got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th match minute, Ninjas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torbjörn Grep to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the game, Rovine Craiova's Marcel Turcescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gösta Andreasson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Jorden Blomme fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ninjas FK's protests and gave Jorden Blomme a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jorden Blomme hit a great ball. Alexandru Tudorică sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Torbjörn Grep kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Grep had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucrețiu Dragoș. Rovine Craiova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Torbjörn Grep was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristinel Leluțiu to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Torbjörn Grep in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucrețiu Dragoș prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Marcel Turcescu took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Gösta Andreasson to make any attempt to save it. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Grep, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Grep came free, but Lucrețiu Dragoș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gösta Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Tudorică in the 72nd minute of play. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Grep, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Grep in the 76th minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Dragoș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Grep in the 78th minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Dragoș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Gösta Andreasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jyrki Saarelainen. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Ninjas FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Löfgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Ninjas FK's Gösta Andreasson got control of the ball when Jyrki Saarelainen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristinel Leluțiu got free with Gösta Andreasson in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gösta Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ninjas FK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rovine Craiova's performance. The match ended with a win for Rovine Craiova.