U21 World League

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eugen Butuc made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petruț Duca to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Eugen Butuc recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wictor Säf. Eugen Butuc showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Säv in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, Saint Glenn Gothenburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Kruuse to maneuver through the defense. Henning Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Cozorici having to interfere. Henning Åberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Narcis Cozorici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petruț Duca during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Eugen Butuc slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wictor Säf. That made the score 3-0 after 24 minutes of play. After 26 played minutes Saint Glenn Gothenburg got a freekick which was hit by Jack Kruuse. In the 30th minute Eugen Butuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wictor Säf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narcis Cozorici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Samuelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Butuc came free, but Wictor Säf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mihnea Elefteriu kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Henning Åberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narcis Cozorici. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henning Åberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Wictor Säf made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Marius Cucerdean sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Vlad Zâncă hit a great ball. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Säv in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tobias Säv made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Șipoș in the 55th minute of play forced Saint Glenn Gothenburg's goalkeeper Wictor Säf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saint Glenn Gothenburg were furious when Torbjörn Pil was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When Alfred Samuelsson came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Saint Glenn Gothenburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfred Samuelsson couldn't finish the play. Narcis Cozorici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Säv, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Saint Glenn Gothenburg's Alfred Samuelsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Narcis Cozorici made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 75 minutes, Mihnea Elefteriu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- and the Saint Glenn Gothenburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Mihnea Elefteriu got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Tobias Säv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Mihnea Elefteriu hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes Saint Glenn Gothenburg got a freekick which was hit by Jan Apelkvist. Costin Șipoș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Säf having to interfere. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- from getting a goal against them. When the referee ended the match the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.