U18 World League

Raureni
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Blomstermåla BK's Ragnar Westerberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Westerberg in the 4th minute of play forced Raureni Academy's goalkeeper Petrică Tărău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th match minute, Raureni Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Popa to maneuver through the defense. Ingvar Brogren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Muscaș, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Victor Muscaș kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes Raureni Academy got a freekick which was hit by Gheorghe Bobariu. Ingvar Brogren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Muscaș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blomstermåla BK's Ingvar Brogren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Muscaș in the 31st minute of play. Gheorghe Bobariu hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute of the match Börje Apelquist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petrică Tărău skillfully saved the ball. In the 42nd minute Costică Popa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Brogren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Cazimir Traian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raureni Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cazimir Traian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Cazimir Traian came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Raureni Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cazimir Traian couldn't finish the play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victor Muscaș was the one to do the kick off. Raureni Academy's Petrică Tărău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ragnar Westerberg in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th minute Codruț Giurcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Brogren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petrică Tărău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ragnar Westerberg in the 62nd minute of play. Codruț Giurcă charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Codruț Giurcă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Blomstermåla BK booed when Raureni Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codruț Giurcă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petrică Tărău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Westerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to Blomstermåla BK getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Börje Apelquist hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Ragnar Westerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petrică Tărău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute Ragnar Westerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petrică Tărău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Costică Popa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ingvar Brogren. Blomstermåla BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Costică Popa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 84 minutes into the match, Blomstermåla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Muscaș came free, but Ingvar Brogren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ingvar Brogren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Popa, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ilie Plop hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Raureni Academy's Petrică Tărău proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Raureni Academy from getting a goal against them.