U23 World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) FC Urzicuța's Mircea Avacariței proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Urzicuța from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Hreapcă in the 5th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Ingmar Hellström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Helge Lundqvist. 9 minutes into the game, FC Urzicuța's Nik Nicola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ingmar Hellström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. It was a well-played corner which Marian Sfetcu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Sever Panait received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ingmar Hellström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Turgay Sökmensu charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Turgay Sökmensu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Turgay Sökmensu hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dan Oanță during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dan Oanță kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Alfors in the 25th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Mircea Avacariței to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sabin Hreapcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Sabin Hreapcă put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ingmar Hellström. 37 minutes into the game, FC Urzicuța's Nik Nicola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ingmar Hellström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabin Hreapcă in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ingmar Hellström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sabin Hreapcă in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ingmar Hellström saved Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from getting behind. If Sever Panait had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Helge Lundqvist to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Urzicuța's Turgay Sökmensu got a free kick in the 54th minute. Andrei Nicola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ingmar Hellström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the last second Ingmar Hellström throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sabin Hreapcă in the 58thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The audience was convinced that Sabin Hreapcă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ingmar Hellström was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. When FC Urzicuța's Sabin Hreapcă in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalie prevented a goal. The FC Urzicuța fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when FC Urzicuța's Sabin Hreapcă looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Sabin Hreapcă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ingmar Hellström was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Hreapcă in the 71st minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Ingmar Hellström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 played minutes FC Urzicuța got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Nicola. Ingmar Hellström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Hreapcă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Sever Panait's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ingmar Hellström was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 78th minute of the match, Andrei Nicola tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ingmar Hellström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Ingmar Hellström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabin Hreapcă in the 81st minute of play. Ingmar Hellström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabin Hreapcă in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Hreapcă in the 86th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Ingmar Hellström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabin Hreapcă in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ingmar Hellström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Panait got free with Ingmar Hellström in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the game, Sabin Hreapcă recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ingmar Hellström. Sabin Hreapcă showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. FC Urzicuța's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.