U21 World League

Diamond Parck
Spectators: 8582 (Terracing: 6437, Seating: 1974, VIP seats: 171) Xabier 黄忠 made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the Lucky Star defense, Bogdan Bogdanović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Cresenciano. The Lucky Star fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Cresenciano should have stopped the shot. Lucky Star's Joel Cresenciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 6th minute of play. Edmund Piszczor might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joel Cresenciano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmund Piszczor ran back to his position shaking his head. 12 minutes into the match, Lucky Star's goalkeeper Joel Cresenciano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Bogdanović. Lucky Star's Joel Cresenciano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Lucky Star from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Lucky Star's goalkeeper Joel Cresenciano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Bogdanović. The supporters of Club 23 booed when Lucky Star was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedro Budjana didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Piszczor in the 20th minute of play forced Lucky Star's goalkeeper Joel Cresenciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 played minutes Lucky Star got a freekick which was hit by Uum Bel. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Bogdanović got free with Joel Cresenciano in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 30th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lucky Star defense, Bogdan Bogdanović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Cresenciano. The Lucky Star fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Cresenciano should have stopped the shot. Bogdan Bogdanović who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Joel Cresenciano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 37 minutes, Bogdan Bogdanović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club 23's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bogdan Bogdanović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marin Ciulei hit a great ball. Joel Cresenciano came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović. But to his dismay, Bogdan Bogdanović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bogdan Bogdanović made a kick off. After 60 minutes, Bogdan Bogdanović made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lucky Star's Joel Cresenciano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the game, Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel Cresenciano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Joel Cresenciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Piszczor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmund Piszczor spun around in front of the goal 74 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Lucky Star's goal. In the 79th minute Bogdan Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Cresenciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to Lucky Star getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fedro Budjana hit a great ball. Joel Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Bogdanović in the 92nd minute of the match. Bogdan Bogdanović kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Nistor Porumbescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dragoş Socoriceanu. In the 98th minute Bogdan Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Cresenciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club 23 had won after a very even match.