U23 World League

Södra Sambastadion
Spectators: 7922 (Terracing: 5929, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 158) Leontin Iacobescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, MIT's goalkeeper Vlad Anghel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Holmberg. MIT's Vlad Anghel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save MIT from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Samba Fotboll U21's Joseph Holmberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vlad Anghel. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. 17 minutes into the match, Samba Fotboll U21's Viktor Sillén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vlad Anghel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Zygmunt Koprowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22ndth minute of the game Leontin Iacobescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samba Fotboll U21's Ronnie Meck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samba Fotboll U21's Ronnie Meck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Iacobescu in the 24th minute of play. MIT's Vlad Anghel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save MIT from getting a goal against them. Joseph Holmberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Vlad Anghel made a huge save. Vlad Anghel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joseph Holmberg's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. When Samba Fotboll U21's Joseph Holmberg in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MIT's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Joseph Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vlad Anghel was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, MIT's Vlad Anghel got control of the ball when Joseph Holmberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Samba Fotboll U21's Joseph Holmberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vlad Anghel. That made the score 2-0 after 34 minutes of play. Samba Fotboll U21's attentive Wictor Gustavsson managed to snatch the ball when Sabin Eniceicu made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. Ronnie Meck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Bocaneț in the 38th minute of the match. Ronnie Meck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Bocaneț, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the Samba Fotboll U21 defense, Cristinel Bocaneț kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ronnie Meck. The Samba Fotboll U21 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ronnie Meck should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zygmunt Koprowski to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, MIT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabin Eniceicu to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute of the match, Cristinel Bocaneț tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ronnie Meck saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 56 minutes into the match, MIT's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Koprowski came free, but Vlad Anghel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the MIT defense, Joseph Holmberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vlad Anghel. The MIT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vlad Anghel should have stopped the shot. Vlad Anghel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Holmberg went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Ronnie Meck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Iacobescu in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristinel Bocaneț got free with Ronnie Meck in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Holmberg in the 75th minute of play forced MIT's goalkeeper Vlad Anghel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronnie Meck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leontin Iacobescu went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. 89 minutes into the game, Samba Fotboll U21's Joseph Holmberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vlad Anghel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Vlad Anghel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Holmberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the MIT players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Samba Fotboll U21.