U23 World League

Råsundas Minne
Spectators: 7833 (Terracing: 5876, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vintilă Mirciulescu started the match with the kick off. Bahrtys Talanger's Fabian Hermansson got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 7 minutes, Mustafa Ali Tunçaslan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahrtys Talanger and the SuperDepor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 7 played minutes Bahrtys Talanger got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Ali Tunçaslan. SuperDepor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petru Ghiciușca in the 9th minute. SuperDepor's Petru Ghiciușca was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alfons Lövgren in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dumitru Ghionescu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Silva got free with Alex Crâșmaru in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bahrtys Talanger's Alfons Lövgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Mirciulescu in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Bahrtys Talanger getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Kåre Adelsköld hit a great ball. After 22 played minutes, SuperDepor's Petru Ghiciușca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfons Lövgren came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SuperDepor reached it. Bernardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Alex Crâșmaru made a huge save. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Bernardo Silva sped through SuperDepor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alex Crâșmaru. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Silva in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Crâșmaru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfons Lövgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Şania in the 36th minute of the match. After 43 played minutes SuperDepor got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Ghionescu. Dumitru Ghionescu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Hermansson to make the kick off. Bernardo Silva took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Crâșmaru. Alex Crâșmaru dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 56 played minutes Bahrtys Talanger got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Deckberg. If Fabian Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Silva in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Crâșmaru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iordache Arșanu came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alfons Lövgren could save by the left post. In the 74th minute Fabian Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Crâșmaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Crâșmaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Deckberg in the 76th minute of play. Alex Crâșmaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A throw-in in the 86th minute of the game was made by Ernest Paulică with Octavian Simuţ as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Bahrtys Talanger's Mustafa Ali Tunçaslan got a free kick in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the game, Dumitru Ghionescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SuperDepor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bahrtys Talanger the free kick. Dumitru Ghionescu hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Fabian Hermansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Crâșmaru was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. After 92 minutes, Fabian Hermansson made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. SuperDepor's Alex Crâșmaru tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th match minute, Bahrtys Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Silva to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bahrtys Talanger had won after a very even match.