U21 World League

Ghencea
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Andrei Macarie made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Steaua Bucuresti -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Costel Drăgan. In the 4th match minute, Kaplan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Poncio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Soin in the 10th minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. René Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Macarie, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Emil Frânculescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angel Calisto went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the game, Kaplan's Serafin Froylan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emil Frânculescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Costel Drăgan got his second yellow card of the match in the 27th minute. The referee ordered Costel Drăgan off the ground. In the 28th minute, Costel Drăgan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Froylan in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Serafin Froylan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Frânculescu. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafin Froylan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Lucio Soin scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emil Frânculescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

52 minutes into the game, Narciso Eriz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaplan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steaua Bucuresti -MM- the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kaplan's Narciso Eriz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Nichifor Barbălată shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but René Higuita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Serafin Froylan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Emil Frânculescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti -MM- getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Petrică Trăistaru hit a great ball. Felipe Ermano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emil Frânculescu. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Serafin Froylan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Emil Frânculescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Kaplan's Emil Frânculescu threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucio Soin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. René Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Pășcuțoiu's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 75th minute, but Emil Frânculescu got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Steaua Bucuresti -MM- hanging dry this time. After a rather tough play, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Nichifor Barbălată got a free kick in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Narciso Eriz notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Emil Frânculescu. Emil Frânculescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Emil Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafin Froylan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Amador Bela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Barbălată in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Steaua Bucuresti -MM- booed when Kaplan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Calisto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute of the match Petrică Trăistaru sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but René Higuita skillfully saved the ball. Nichifor Barbălată fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Higuita having to interfere. The supporters of Steaua Bucuresti -MM- booed when Kaplan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Soin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Nichifor Barbălată got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kaplan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.