World League

Stade
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Gaétan Bouchard came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vlad Covrig could save by the left post. In the 5th minute, Egoitz Lagunas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Dacian Ghiurutan 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. Egoitz Lagunas charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egoitz Lagunas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Egoitz Lagunas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Dacian Ghiurutan 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Hamard in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vlad Covrig saved PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca from getting behind. Vlad Covrig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Hamard in the 12th minute of the match. Dumitru Mititelu's late challenge caught a Cats and dogs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dumitru Mititelu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Mititelu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaétan Bouchard struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Vlad Covrig didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cats and dogs. Gaétan Bouchard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Vlad Covrig skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 26 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Cristi Borza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joe Camp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaétan Bouchard got free with Vlad Covrig in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cats and dogs's Sam Yilmaz got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Mircea Jupân had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 39 in the game by Gaétan Bouchard from a close distance when the talented Vlad Covrig managed to make a qualified save. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's players were relieved. In the 40th minute, Franklin Boch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaétan Bouchard who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Vlad Covrig when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vlad Covrig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Hamard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Covrig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Hamard, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gaétan Bouchard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vlad Covrig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Hamard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Covrig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Hamard, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaétan Bouchard in the 56th minute of play forced PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Vlad Covrig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Vlad Covrig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Boch in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Boch came free, but Vlad Covrig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dumitru Mititelu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 67 minutes had been played. Dumitru Mititelu hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Cats and dogs made a substitution. Terry Sauvestre replaced Gaétan Bouchard. Nicolas Hamard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vlad Covrig having to interfere. Vlad Covrig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 72nd minute of play. Vlad Covrig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Hamard in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Nicolas Hamard 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. Vlad Covrig didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolas Hamard went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Vlad Covrig stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Hamard's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Vlad Covrig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 80th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Terry Sauvestre notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Vlad Covrig. Vlad Covrig was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vlad Covrig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 96th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cats and dogs fully deserved thier win.