U23 League

Diamond Parck
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Bogdanović started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Amaury Hulsen 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. Sören Malmberg came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by FC MCM's Amaury Hulsen. But to his dismay, Amaury Hulsen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 9th minute, Tudor Gâgea made a precise shot to the right of Sören Malmberg. Club 23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Club 23 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Bogdan Bogdanović hit a great ball. The supporters of FC MCM booed when Club 23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Voicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes, FC MCM's Olimpiu Şimoc shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sören Malmberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC MCM reached it. FC MCM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Bogdan Bogdanović scored to the left of an out of position Manuel Tufescu, making the score, 1-2. In the 19th match minute, FC MCM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Pricop to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Alexandru Beșliu in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Club 23's Volodya Kirov. After 24 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Dracena. Manuel Tufescu made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Cássio Dracena sent off a good shot on target. Manuel Tufescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bogdan Bogdanović showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 32 minute of play. Amaury Hulsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC MCM's attentive Tudor Gâgea managed to snatch the ball when Druțu Daniel made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. In the 39th minute Bogdan Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Tufescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Amaury Hulsen to make the kick off. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amaury Hulsen in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Club 23 were awarded a corner. Dacian Săraru went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Club 23's Dacian Săraru to fire away a dangerous shot which Manuel Tufescu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. FC MCM's Virgil Cârnațiu was substituted for Olimpiu Şimoc. After 64 played minutes FC MCM got a freekick which was hit by Allan Clementsson. The audience was convinced that Cássio Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Tufescu was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The Club 23 fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC MCM's Tudor Gâgea quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Druțu Daniel, made in the 74th minute of the game. A collision led to FC MCM getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Albert Pricop hit a great ball. If Shen Jian Song had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sören Malmberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shen Jian Song in the 85th minute. Albert Pricop took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sören Malmberg. Sören Malmberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Bogdan Bogdanović recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC MCM's Manuel Tufescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio Dracena in the 94th minute of play. Manuel Tufescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The audience was convinced that Bogdan Bogdanović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Tufescu was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.