U18 World League

ESTADIO ROYAL PARK
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jerzy Zieba got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Petru Hristea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kobra TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petru Hristea 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 6th minute, Cristian Ozon 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. Petru Hristea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerzy Dudek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to RKS Królewscy getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Daniel Siembab hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ozon in the 13th minute of play forced RKS Królewscy's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Cristian Ozon got a free kick in the 20th minute. RKS Królewscy's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Ozon in the 25th minute of play. Napoleon Cipinski hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Iustinian Barbu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, RKS Królewscy's Ignacy Kosowski got a free kick in the 41st minute. Petru Hristea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jerzy Dudek. RKS Królewscy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ludomil Marud charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ludomil Marud the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, RKS Królewscy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludomil Marud to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind RKS Królewscy's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ludomil Marud hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Ozon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Ozon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Jerzy Dudek made a huge save. RKS Królewscy's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Ozon in the 54th minute of play. Cristian Ozon in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jerzy Dudek, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edgar Mitică showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerzy Zieba in the 65th minute of the match. When Petru Hristea came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Kobra TEAM 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 Petru Hristea couldn't finish the play. When Codrin Achiriloaie fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kobra TEAM's protests and gave Codrin Achiriloaie a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th minute, Codrin Achiriloaie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Napoleon Cipinski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Mitică was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After a rather tough play, RKS Królewscy's Stefan Skonieczny got a free kick in the 90th minute. RKS Królewscy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kobra TEAM for a fine match.