U21 World League

RIVULUS DOMINARUM
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lu made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paul Kielstedt during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Digital Monsterz FC got a freekick which was hit by Paul Kielstedt. When Lu came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the ASF BAIA MARE -MM- 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 Lu couldn't finish the play. Bertil Skarkman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu in the 7th minute. Digital Monsterz FC's Bertil Skarkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu in the 17th minute of play. Johan Nyberg kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Lv Si Hao slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bertil Skarkman. That made the score 1-0 after 22 minutes of play. In the 26th minute, Eddie Flinck 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. Lu came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bertil Skarkman could save by the left post. Marcel Chiriță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Flinck in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Flinck came free, but Marcel Chiriță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Digital Monsterz FC booed when ASF BAIA MARE -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Andronescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lucian Oprița fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s protests and gave Lucian Oprița a yellow card for diving instead. Oskar Pååk hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Digital Monsterz FC's Bertil Skarkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Deckkers in the 46th minute of play. Bertil Skarkman came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Steve Deckkers. But to his dismay, Steve Deckkers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oskar Pååk made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Digital Monsterz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Deckkers came free, but Bertil Skarkman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jakob Lind kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oskar Pååk got free with Marcel Chiriță in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ivan Stanciu fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s protests and gave Ivan Stanciu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ASF BAIA MARE -MM- getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ivan Stanciu hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Digital Monsterz FC's Marcel Chiriță threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eddie Flinck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bertil Skarkman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu in the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Digital Monsterz FC's zone, Cristinel Andronescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bertil Skarkman came out of the goal and Cristinel Andronescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gunnar Vassenius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Chiriță having to interfere. Lucrețiu Arotăriței charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucrețiu Arotăriței the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th minute, Lucrețiu Arotăriței hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Oskar Pååk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Lv Si Hao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucian Oprița was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Lucian Oprița got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Gabriel Hökqvist struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Marcel Chiriță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Digital Monsterz FC. Bertil Skarkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Deckkers in the 77th minute of play forced Digital Monsterz FC's goalkeeper Bertil Skarkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bertil Skarkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bertil Skarkman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bertil Skarkman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu in the 83rd minute of play. If Lu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Lu in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Digital Monsterz FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 91stth minute of the game Oskar Pååk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ASF BAIA MARE -MM-'s Marcel Chiriță was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.