U21 World League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kraig McAlphie made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of -BZF- Valea Buzăului booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klaus Dhondt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerry Moerman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Cosmin Galiceanu made a huge save. 7 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Ana Ţugui came free, but Uwe Nwachukwu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommie Verhelst kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match Costică Stoleru shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Uwe Nwachukwu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ana Ţugui in the 18th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristi Jupâneanu kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Iona Tudora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uwe Nwachukwu came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Ivan Spineanu. But to his dismay, Ivan Spineanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Emanuel Van Damme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, one of FC Draconia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Spineanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iona Tudora in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Ivan Spineanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Spineanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Spineanu in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ana Ţugui in the 39th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kraig McAlphie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute Iona Tudora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ana Ţugui to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionică Buzgar. Klaus Dhondt hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Iona Tudora came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Uwe Nwachukwu could save by the left post. Jerry Moerman scored 1-4 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cosmin Galiceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ana Ţugui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ivan Spineanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Uwe Nwachukwu. That made the score 1-5 in the 71 minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Uwe Nwachukwu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's Cosmin Galiceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Moerman in the 92nd minute of play. The -BZF- Valea Buzăului players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.