World League

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Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rdth minute of the game Miromir Kaider who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rovine Craiova's Lucrețiu Dragoș was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 4th minute of the match, Cristinel Leluțiu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Olaf Pietras was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Kaider, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Manuel Bobailă kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Stanislaw Lewicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Lucrețiu Dragoș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Cristinel Leluțiu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Olaf Pietras, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Turcescu in the 14th minute of play forced FC Zarzyk's goalkeeper Olaf Pietras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olaf Pietras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Leluțiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristinel Leluțius short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Olaf Pietras to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, FC Zarzyk's Olaf Pietras got control of the ball when Cristinel Leluțiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristinel Leluțiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olaf Pietras having to interfere. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Miromir Kaider sped through Rovine Craiova's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lucrețiu Dragoș. In the 31stth minute of the game Cristinel Leluțiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zarzyk's Olaf Pietras was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Marcel Turcescu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedrzej Walczak in the 35th minute of the match. Cristinel Leluțiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olaf Pietras read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes FC Zarzyk's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexandru Tudorică who took care of the corner kick. With his leg Olaf Pietras managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Rovine Craiova's Cristinel Leluțiu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lucrețiu Dragoș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedrzej Walczak in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute Cristinel Leluțiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Pietras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olaf Pietras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Leluțiu in the 45th minute of play. 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 Jedrzej Walczak to make the kick off. Olaf Pietras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Marcu Vârjean hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Zarzyk getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jedrzej Walczak hit a great ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Jyrki Saarelainen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rovine Craiova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jyrki Saarelainen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 61 played minutes FC Zarzyk got a freekick which was hit by Abdi Saygın Ergener. The audience was convinced that Cristinel Leluțiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olaf Pietras was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 63rd minute of the match Rovine Craiova got a corner. FC Zarzyk's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alexandru Tudorică ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jedrzej Walczak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Dragoș having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristinel Leluțiu in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olaf Pietras prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute, Jedrzej Walczak reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucrețiu Dragoș. The goal made the score 1-2. Olaf Pietras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jyrki Saarelainen in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Saygın Ergener in the 82nd minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Dragoș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Cristinel Leluțiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zarzyk's Olaf Pietras was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 87 played minutes FC Zarzyk got a freekick which was hit by Abdi Saygın Ergener. Olaf Pietras stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristinel Leluțiu's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Leluțiu in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Zarzyk's goalkeeper Olaf Pietras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Cristinel Leluțiu sped through FC Zarzyk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Olaf Pietras. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Leluțiu in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olaf Pietras saved FC Zarzyk from getting behind.