U23 World League

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Sergiu Angheluță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soma Szuper in the 3rd minute of the match. D.J. Pytka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cazimir Zăraşcu in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Bertalan Pölöskei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Péter Barabás cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sergiu Angheluță was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the match, Rákóczifalva SE's goal looked a bit too open when Cazimir Zăraşcu came free, but D.J. Pytka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. D.J. Pytka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Perșa, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Sergiu Angheluță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soma Szuper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cazimir Zăraşcu got free with D.J. Pytka in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 33 minutes of play, Rákóczifalva SE's Péter Barabás made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergiu Angheluță was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Péter Barabás in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergiu Angheluță saved Champions Iasi from getting behind. If Koppány Orosz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Máté Csank ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergiu Angheluță was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Sergiu Angheluță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máté Csank in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cazimir Zăraşcu to strike the kick off in the second half. Niculae Măgureanu's late challenge caught a Rákóczifalva SE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niculae Măgureanu helped the player get up and apologised. Niculae Măgureanu kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. With a little luck, Champions Iasi's Sergiu Angheluță got control of the ball when Illés Tar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sergiu Angheluță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Péter Barabás went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. D.J. Pytka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Perșa in the 61st minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Máté Csank dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sergiu Angheluță, 0-5. After 68 played minutes Rákóczifalva SE got a freekick which was hit by Máté Csank. In the 69th minute Cazimir Zăraşcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but D.J. Pytka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Rákóczifalva SE's Soma Szuper slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sergiu Angheluță. That made the score 0-6 after 71 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Gábor Markos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sergiu Angheluță. That made the score 0-7 in the 75 minute of play. With a little luck, Champions Iasi's Sergiu Angheluță got control of the ball when Péter Barabás tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márió Pálffy got free with Sergiu Angheluță in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Máté Csank kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Sergiu Angheluță successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.