World League

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 崔鹏威 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vlad Covrig came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by 中职联-大连实德's 崔鹏威. But to his dismay, 崔鹏威 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 8 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Eric Astafei. After having played for 9 minutes, 林辉延 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 中职联-大连实德's supporters crossed their fingers, but 林辉延 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Gibson came free, but Vlad Covrig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca defense, 蔡战明 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vlad Covrig. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vlad Covrig should have stopped the shot. If Wang Yong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute 崔鹏威 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Covrig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when 蔡战明 came free, but Vlad Covrig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes 中职联-大连实德 got a freekick which was hit by 蔡战明. In the 23rd minute, 林辉延 made a precise shot to the right of Vlad Covrig. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 26th minute 崔鹏威 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Covrig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joe Gibson scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vlad Covrig, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vlad Covrig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 崔鹏威 in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sorin Nicorici hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when 崔鹏威 came free, but Vlad Covrig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vlad Covrig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 崔鹏威, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Gurlui hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adrian Bârsan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Joe Gibson rounded PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. Vlad Covrig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 崔鹏威 in the 58th minute of play. When Tiberiu Rotariu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's protests and gave Tiberiu Rotariu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Rotariu to maneuver through the defense. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Vlad Covrig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 崔鹏威 in the 61st minute of play. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Vlad Covrig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡战明 in the 67th minute of play. Vlad Covrig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Gibson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Vlad Covrig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡战明 in the 71st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's zone, 崔鹏威 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vlad Covrig came out of the goal and 崔鹏威 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olimpiu Fecioru's late challenge caught a 中职联-大连实德's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olimpiu Fecioru helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Olimpiu Fecioru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Calistrat Şerbănescu. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Sorin Nicorici hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 崔鹏威 in the 95th minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Vlad Covrig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiberiu Rotariu hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Vlad Covrig made an important save on a dangerous shot by 崔鹏威 in the 98th minute.