World League

ULTRA VIOLA ARENA
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Constantin Bădila started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Chaouki Ben Rau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petruț Arapașu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Chaouki Ben Rau might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Petruț Arapașu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Ben Rau ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Pricop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucjan Walentowicz having to interfere. With a little luck, Bajbusy Fabian-a's Lucjan Walentowicz got control of the ball when Cristian Pricop tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Bajbusy Fabian-a was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chaouki Ben Rau to maneuver through the defense. Bajbusy Fabian-a's Lucjan Walentowicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Bajbusy Fabian-a from getting a goal against them. In the 22ndth minute of the game Izydor Opat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Bajbusy Fabian-a fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Bajbusy Fabian-a's Izydor Opat 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ booed when Bajbusy Fabian-a was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceandro Gómez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 28th minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucjan Walentowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Bădila, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 35 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Petruț Arapașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chaouki Ben Rau took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Petruț Arapașu. Petruț Arapașu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After having played for 38 minutes, Chaouki Ben Rau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bajbusy Fabian-a's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chaouki Ben Rau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute, Mihai Musta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 44th minute of play. Chaouki Ben Rau scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petruț Arapașu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Petruț Arapașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaouki Ben Rau in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Bajbusy Fabian-a were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 51st minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eusebiu Banica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bajbusy Fabian-a's Chaouki Ben Rau in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tolek Walentowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time Bajbusy Fabian-a's players had a chance to rest. Petruț Arapașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chaouki Ben Rau, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Lucjan Walentowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Bădila in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Aurel Ortacu got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the last second Petruț Arapașu throw himself and got hold of the ball when Chaouki Ben Rau in the 78thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Izydor Opat fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bajbusy Fabian-a's protests and gave Izydor Opat a yellow card for diving instead. Chaouki Ben Rau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 83rd minute of play. When Iaki Albizua fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bajbusy Fabian-a's protests and gave Iaki Albizua a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, Bajbusy Fabian-a was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iaki Albizua to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Petruț Arapașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Ben Rau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bajbusy Fabian-a's performance. The match ended with a win for Bajbusy Fabian-a.