World League

BRADUL
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anton Rydberg got the match started through his kick off. Manuel Pantiș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Ove Hjeltman made a huge save. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Rydberg in the 4th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Bajen Mucho FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Marinho to maneuver through the defense. Marius Niculescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fritz Forssberg went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 30 minutes into the match, Rafael Marinho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu. Marius Niculescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edu Ramos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Ove Hjeltman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 39 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Anton Rydberg came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marius Niculescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafael Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 45th match minute, FC BRADUL -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edu Ramos to maneuver through the defense. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Costel Pacuraru was substituted for Manuel Pantiș.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Costel Pacuraru to make the kick off. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Eusebiu Fânaru was substituted for Valeriu Zăraşcu. Ove Hjeltman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Pacuraru, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael Marinho got free with Marius Niculescu in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rafael Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ove Hjeltman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costel Pacuraru in the 82nd minute of the match. After 87 played minutes FC BRADUL -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ionel Pârvulescu. Anton Rydberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Niculescu having to interfere. A collision led to Bajen Mucho FF getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lennart Stenström hit a great ball. Laurențiu Vlădoiu hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Ozzy Osbourne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marius Niculescu. FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Anton Rydberg fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bajen Mucho FF's protests and gave Anton Rydberg a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes Bajen Mucho FF got a freekick which was hit by Anton Rydberg. Bajen Mucho FF played a much better game than FC BRADUL -MM- and deserved their victory. The FC BRADUL -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.