U23 World League

Láposbánya
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wiktor Anselius took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 played minutes BK Ugglan got a freekick which was hit by Arvin Stålman. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Anselius in the 9th minute of the match. After 19 minutes BK Ugglan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dudu Georgescu who took care of the corner kick. 26 minutes into the match, BK Ugglan's goalkeeper Patrik Fagrell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dudu Georgescu. After 27 minutes, Rudolf Magnusson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minerul Baita -MM- and the BK Ugglan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Minerul Baita -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Magnusson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvin Stålman in the 28th minute of play forced Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Iordache Hirean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrik Fagrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cédric Payen, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. BK Ugglan's Patrik Fagrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cédric Payen in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Cédric Payen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Patrik Fagrell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute Karl-Magnus Persson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Hirean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Arvin Stålman notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean. Iordache Hirean was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Dan Bogdan hit a great ball. Karl-Magnus Persson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordache Hirean having to interfere. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Iordache Hirean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Persson in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dudu Georgescu made a kick off. After 56 played minutes Minerul Baita -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Rudolf Magnusson. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Anselius in the 57th minute of the match. Patrik Fagrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Georgescu in the 59th minute of play. After 60 played minutes BK Ugglan got a freekick which was hit by Adam Christoffersson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Podgoreanu in the 64th minute of play forced BK Ugglan's goalkeeper Patrik Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when BK Ugglan's Wiktor Anselius in the 66th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Iordache Hirean was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Minerul Baita -MM- through an amazing save. In the 70th minute Cédric Payen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Fagrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugeniusz Mnich during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Eugeniusz Mnich hit a great ball. Iordache Hirean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Magnus Persson in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Codruț Podgoreanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrik Fagrell. BK Ugglan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Codruț Podgoreanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Minerul Baita -MM- made a substitution. Bogi Miner replaced Vintilă Puișoru. Wiktor Anselius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iordache Hirean having to interfere. Iordache Hirean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Magnus Persson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrik Fagrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xalo Camara, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Patrik Fagrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xalo Camara, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Minerul Baita -MM-'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.