U21 World League

Ivan Turina´s Arena
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luca Boe started the match with the kick off. Horea Maghiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Simpson in the 2nd minute of play. Luca Boe took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tobias Lidman. Tobias Lidman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Isaac Martinsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Horea Maghiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miran Burgič might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horea Maghiar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miran Burgič ran back to his position shaking his head. After 17 minutes of play, -BZF- Viper eSports's Luca Boe made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobias Lidman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Octav Morovan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Timmy Lindmark got a free kick in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Pascal Simpson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horea Maghiar. -BZF- Viper eSports's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pascal Simpson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Tobias Lidman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Boe in the 33rd minute of play. Pascal Simpson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Horea Maghiar made a huge save. In the 38th match minute, -BZF- Viper eSports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinu Ungur to maneuver through the defense. Horea Maghiar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pascal Simpson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 44 minute of play. Pascal Simpson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pascal Simpson to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Simpson in the 52nd minute of play forced -BZF- Viper eSports's goalkeeper Horea Maghiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octav Morovan hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Narcis Burtea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tobias Lidman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horea Maghiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Simpson in the 62nd minute of the match. Pascal Simpson might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horea Maghiar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascal Simpson ran back to his position shaking his head. 65 minutes into the match, Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Pascal Simpson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horea Maghiar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pascal Simpson during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 69 minutes into the match, -BZF- Viper eSports's goal looked a bit too open when Miran Burgič came free, but Horea Maghiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narcis Burtea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Lidman having to interfere. Horea Maghiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miran Burgič in the 76th minute of play. Pascal Simpson got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Pascal Simpson got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miran Burgič in the 84th minute of play forced -BZF- Viper eSports's goalkeeper Horea Maghiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miran Burgič charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miran Burgič the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Miran Burgič kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Narcis Burtea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Lidman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes -BZF- Viper eSports got a freekick which was hit by Luc Boeru. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Sören Wennersten got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The -BZF- Viper eSports players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK from taking control. The game ends in a draw.