U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paavo Salmela kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Roy Keane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogdan Lobonț made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Paavo Salmela sent off a good shot on target. Paavo Salmela's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Bogdan Lobonț skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calistrat Potopea, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Paavo Salmela in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bogdan Lobonț, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Edgar Măcriș got a free kick in the 24th minute. With a little luck, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Bogdan Lobonț got control of the ball when Veli Siivonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Valeriu Bucurescu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juha Jokiranta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriu Bucurescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 38th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Calistrat Potopea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calistrat Potopea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dennis Irwin hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Narcis Agachi made the kick off in the second half. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calistrat Potopea in the 51st minute of play. Ovidiu Voicescu's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ovidiu Voicescu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Ovidiu Voicescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Paavo Salmela notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Agachi in the 62nd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Veli Siivonen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 66thth minute of the game Narcis Agachi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Cantona, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pirkka Rautee was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. Pirkka Rautee made a great header on Manchester United FC's corner, it was just that F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's Bogdan Lobonț managed to reach the ball for a save. Erik Cantona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 87th minute of play forced F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pirkka Rautee ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Manchester United FC's Pirkka Rautee to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Lobonț despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paavo Salmela in the 90th minute of the match. Ovidiu Voicescu hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.