U21 World League

C.A.A.K
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Breckenfeld started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Kobra TEAM booed when A. Korn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Chuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Breckenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Breckenfeld's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augusto Batalla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Jairo Lenzi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Hristea in the 16th minute of play forced A. Korn's goalkeeper Augusto Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alex Breckenfeld hit a great ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Alex Breckenfeld who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A. Korn's Augusto Batalla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciprian Tudoran during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of A. Korn booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Tudoran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldo Balesio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Junior Kobra having to interfere. Gencer Gazzal charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gencer Gazzal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A. Korn getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gencer Gazzal hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Breckenfeld in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Batalla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Augusto Batalla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Breckenfeld's shot from short distance in the 44th 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabian Chuan made a kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Alex Breckenfeld managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kobra TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Breckenfeld was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kobra TEAM fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! After 60 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Petru Hristea. Augusto Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ozon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viorel Popeangă hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Cristian Ozon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Ciprian Tudoran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 76 minutes, Franco Mastantuono managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A. Korn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Mastantuono was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Petru Hristea came up free with the goalie in the 82nd 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. Cristian Ozon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fabian Chuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencer Gazzal, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Iustinian Barbu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A. Korn were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kobra TEAM for a fine match.