U21 World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) 6 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Nils-Åke Simonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Anton Gallberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pihl United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buffalo Timişoara the free kick. In the 14th minute, Anton Gallberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zbora in the 15th minute of play. Adrian Zbora kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Marian Basarab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Immobile in the 20th minute of the match. Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Pihl United from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Nils-Åke Simonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes Pihl United got a freekick which was hit by Anton Gallberg. In the 30th minute Adrian Zbora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Gallberg came free, but Marian Basarab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Buffalo Timişoara's Nils-Åke Simonsson threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Danil Merkushev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nils-Åke Simonsson was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Adrian Zbora capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adrian Zbora really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Thierry Henry made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Becker to maneuver through the defense. Cornel Timofte hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Adrian Zbora ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Åke Simonsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 59th minute, Adrian Zbora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Timişoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Arnulfo Marino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Pihl United's Ciro Immobile slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marian Basarab. That made the score 3-1 after 64 minutes of play. In the 69th minute Adrian Zbora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Marin Tufescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Pihl United defense, Arnulfo Marino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils-Åke Simonsson. The Pihl United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils-Åke Simonsson should have stopped the shot. Ciro Immobile fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marian Basarab having to interfere. When Tomas Bruse fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pihl United's protests and gave Tomas Bruse a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Tomas Bruse got a free kick in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Marian Basarab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evert Söder. In the 84th minute, Arnulfo Marino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Timişoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. In the 92nd minute, Arnulfo Marino made a precise shot to the right of Nils-Åke Simonsson. Pihl United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1.