U23 World League

Teatrul Viselor
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Costel Ţintă started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Hatman in the 11th minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Avram Golescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Piotr Hatman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avram Golescu. Scorpions -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Piotr Hatman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mai Yuan Bang took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avram Golescu. Avram Golescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 27th match minute, Moneteria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolek Wojtkowski to maneuver through the defense. Piotr Hatman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avram Golescu having to interfere. Avram Golescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Hatman in the 36th minute of play. Costel Ţintă kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Moneteria getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Mateusz Chazon hit a great ball. The Scorpions -MM- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Moneteria were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Piotr Hatman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Scorpions -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornel Giuverdea to maneuver through the defense. 51 minutes into the match, Moneteria's Piotr Hatman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 54 minutes, Tolek Wojtkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moneteria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tolek Wojtkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mai Yuan Bang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Costel Ţintă came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Scorpions -MM- 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 Costel Ţintă couldn't finish the play. Scorpions -MM-'s Avram Golescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Jucha in the 58th minute of play. Piotr Hatman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tolek Wojtkowski hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd match minute, Moneteria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mai Yuan Bang to maneuver through the defense. Tolek Wojtkowski hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Piotr Hatman in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avram Golescu saved Scorpions -MM- from getting behind. Moneteria made a substitution. Jerzy Bondel replaced Cezary Kornecki. In the 78th minute of the match Moneteria got a corner. Scorpions -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Piotr Hatman ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Scorpions -MM-'s goalie and right to Antoni Jaktorowo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Scorpions -MM-'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Antoni Jaktorowo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moneteria's supporters rose to their feet, but Antoni Jaktorowo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Avram Golescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Avram Golescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Hatman in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Piotr Hatman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avram Golescu was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Mai Yuan Bang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avram Golescu having to interfere. After some careless play in the Scorpions -MM- defense, Fabian Jucha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Avram Golescu. The Scorpions -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Avram Golescu should have stopped the shot.