U18 World League

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cornel Bourceanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Tunge Titans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Skog didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timmy Nyman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Virgil Lixandru having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Olimpiu Birișu got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute Lars-Erik Hellbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Lixandru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Emanuel Mocanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus PTM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tunge Titans the free kick. Emanuel Mocanu hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the match Karl-Ove Lindqvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Virgil Lixandru skillfully saved the ball. Codruț Bărbulescu charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Codruț Bărbulescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Codruț Bărbulescu got a free kick in the 14th minute. Emanuel Mocanu was shown his second yellow card after 16 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Virgil Lixandru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Nyman in the 27th minute of the match. Virgil Lixandru stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Timmy Nyman's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Gabriel Nordal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Lixandru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenny Forsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornel Bourceanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenny Forsberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Ivan Şumălan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Nordal hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Åhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Virgil Lixandru was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Torbjörn Åhlberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Virgil Lixandru when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Tunge Titans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Nyman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Tunge Titans's Torbjörn Åhlberg got a free kick in the 61st minute. Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus PTM from getting a goal against them. Lars-Erik Hellbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Virgil Lixandru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute of the match, Torbjörn Åhlberg got a very nice opportunity to score, but Virgil Lixandru was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Tunge Titans's Timmy Nyman in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus PTM's goalie prevented a goal. Timmy Nyman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Virgil Lixandru made a huge save. The supporters of Tunge Titans booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olimpiu Birișu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Tunge Titans's Niclas Lindsten broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Cornel Bourceanu fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus PTM's protests and gave Cornel Bourceanu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, Juventus PTM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Bourceanu to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the game, Lars-Erik Hellbom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tunge Titans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus PTM the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hampus Strömberg during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Although Juventus PTM had been in control for most of the match, Tunge Titans still came away with the win.