U21 World League

URZICUTA STADIUM
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) FC Urzicuța's Sever Panait 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. Mircea Avacariței made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Coffman in the 4th minute of play. Sever Panait struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Brice Leach didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Urzicuța. When Marian Sfetcu fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Urzicuța's protests and gave Marian Sfetcu a yellow card for diving instead. Turgay Sökmensu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Varennes's Ellsworth Lindsay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mircea Avacariței narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brice Leach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sever Panait in the 13th minute of the match. Sever Panaits short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Brice Leach to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nik Nicola charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nik Nicola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nik Nicola kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 26 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Lee Coffman. A hard shot by Nik Nicola from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Brice Leach's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mircea Avacariței showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loic Deal in the 30th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ellsworth Lindsay during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 39 minutes into the match, FC Urzicuța's goal looked a bit too open when Loic Deal came free, but Mircea Avacariței reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marian Sfetcu hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Mircea Avacariței showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lee Coffman, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Brice Leach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sever Panait's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Lee Coffman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mircea Avacariței tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, Varennes's Loic Deal made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Avacariței was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loic Deal to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Andrei Nicola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Leach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nik Nicola hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 54 minutes of play, Varennes's Loic Deal made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Avacariței was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Ellsworth Lindsay sped through FC Urzicuța's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mircea Avacariței. In the 60th minute, Lee Coffman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Randell McCullough scored 0-5 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mircea Avacariței, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loic Deal got free with Mircea Avacariței in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bedirhan Türk was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 66 minutes into the match. Nik Nicola took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brice Leach. Brice Leach dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Mircea Avacariței stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loic Deal's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. A collision led to FC Urzicuța getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Marian Sfetcu hit a great ball. Mircea Avacariței was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Salvador Braswell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salvador Braswell really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. 83 minutes in the game, Ellsworth Lindsay fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mircea Avacariței having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Sever Panait managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Urzicuța's supporters rose to their feet, but Sever Panait was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brice Leach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mircea Avacariței made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Loic Deal sent off a good shot on target. If Ellsworth Lindsay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mircea Avacariței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ellsworth Lindsay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mircea Avacariței was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ellsworth Lindsay showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 95 minute of play. Andrei Nicola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brice Leach having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Varennes left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Urzicuța.