World League

Purcaresti
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iustin Radovan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iustin Radovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chi Tzalov having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Servet Kılıc came free, but Cătălin Trică reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Servet Kılıc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 7thth minute of the game Servet Kılıc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Purcaresti CSS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mihăiţă Șeicaru was slow to take the kick. During this time FC BaLiSt's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to FC BaLiSt's Claudiu Cârțan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cătălin Trică stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Servet Kılıc's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Andrei Dumitrache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laureano Cresenciano's late challenge caught a Purcaresti CSS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Cresenciano helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC BaLiSt getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Laureano Cresenciano hit a great ball. If Servet Kılıc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cătălin Trică stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Servet Kılıc's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When Servet Kılıc came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the FC BaLiSt fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Servet Kılıc couldn't finish the play. Chi Tzalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Mazăre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28 minutes, Servet Kılıc made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute, Grigore Zberea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Servet Kılıc in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cătălin Trică saved Purcaresti CSS from getting behind. Chi Tzalov had great luck who in the 35thth minute grab hold of the ball when Iustin Radovan from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Servet Kılıc scored 0-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cătălin Trică, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cătălin Trică made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Messias in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Servet Kılıc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Trică was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Purcaresti CSS's zone, Servet Kılıc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Trică came out of the goal and Servet Kılıc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Servet Kılıc to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Radovan in the 56th minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Chi Tzalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valer Șişman in the 59th minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Chi Tzalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Purcaresti CSS from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iustin Radovan in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chi Tzalov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cătălin Trică made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Servet Kılıc sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Servet Kılıc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Trică saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC BaLiSt's Aron Olteanu was substituted for Mihăiţă Șeicaru. FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Radovan in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, FC BaLiSt's goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Radovan came free, but Chi Tzalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Servet Kılıc came free, but Cătălin Trică reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC BaLiSt's Ereinotz Gonzalez was substituted for Aurelian Jianu. Claudiu Cârțan hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Claudiu Cârțan hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC BaLiSt had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.