U23 World League

Purcaresti
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Ionuț Gane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bacanu. After 6 minutes of play Szybcy i Wściekli's Tadeusz Piglowski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 7th match minute, Szybcy i Wściekli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeusz Piglowski to maneuver through the defense. After 9 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bacanu. Edmund Miodek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Hizo having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Szybcy i Wściekli's goalkeeper Kacper Tobias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinu Aursulesei. Maciej Misiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Purcaresti CSS's Romeo Hizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Miodek in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Purcaresti CSS's Gigi Drăgan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Kacper Tobias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Novăceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Hizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vanyo Budevski in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, Szybcy i Wściekli's Kacper Tobias got control of the ball when Ionuț Gane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maciej Misiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Romeo Hizo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vanyo Budevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeo Hizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vanyo Budevski in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Miodek in the 40th minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Romeo Hizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cezar Novăceanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kacper Tobias was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vanyo Budevski to make the kick off. The supporters of Szybcy i Wściekli booed when Purcaresti CSS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cezar Novăceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 minutes Purcaresti CSS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vanyo Budevski who took care of the corner kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Purcaresti CSS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Szybcy i Wściekli:s goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vanyo Budevski in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Hizo saved Purcaresti CSS from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Szybcy i Wściekli's Eugeniusz Pilarski got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute, Eugen Tiberiu 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vanyo Budevski in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Hizo saved Purcaresti CSS from getting behind. Romeo Hizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Miodek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanyo Budevski in the 93rd minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Romeo Hizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Bacanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kacper Tobias having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Szybcy i Wściekli eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.