U23 World League

Cluj Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodoro Berger in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilian Stoiculescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Wolves Academy booed when LUIZ PANATO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Campidelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costel Mutu hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Teodoro Berger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilian Stoiculescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th minute, Teodoro Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LUIZ PANATO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Teodoro Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodoro Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Wolves Academy defense, Teodoro Berger kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilian Stoiculescu. The Wolves Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilian Stoiculescu should have stopped the shot. Teodoro Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilian Stoiculescu having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Lucjan Popowicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LUIZ PANATO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodoro Berger to make the kick off. Leonard Ghițulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Wolves Academy's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Teodoro Berger fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Popowicz in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Wolves Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Traian Trandafir to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Wolves Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Popowicz came free, but Emilian Stoiculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Teodoro Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LUIZ PANATO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 66 minutes into the game, Tony Campidelis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LUIZ PANATO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wolves Academy the free kick. In the 66th minute, Tony Campidelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu got control of the ball when Paulinho Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nichifor Hurezan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Juninho Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Berger got free with Emilian Stoiculescu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's goal looked a bit too open when Nichifor Hurezan came free, but Juninho Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 minutes, Teodoro Berger made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Wolves Academy's Emilian Stoiculescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Traian Trandafir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teodoro Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Emilian Stoiculescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilian Stoiculescu made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Teodoro Berger sent off a good shot on target. LUIZ PANATO played a much better game than Wolves Academy and deserved their victory. The Wolves Academy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.