U21 World League

Stade
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cosmin Badea started the match with the kick off. Adam Lanfranchi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Nae Costin made a huge save. Maxim Strugure charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maxim Strugure the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Maxim Strugure hit a great ball. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Nae Costin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 7th minute of play. Nae Costin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 10th minute of play. Nae Răchită charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nae Răchită the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Nae Răchită hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Cats and dogs's Jean-Pascal Herrmann slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nae Costin. That made the score 2-0 after 16 minutes of play. Cats and dogs's Adam Lanfranchi came free and shot a quick shot against goal 25 minutes in the game, fortunately Nae Costin had problems saving as it came toward the left post. With his leg Nae Costin managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Cats and dogs's Adam Lanfranchi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nae Costin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nae Costin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cats and dogs's Franz Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Șerban Guguianu in the 29th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's Jean-Pascal Herrmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nae Costin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cats and dogs were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Titouan Bock took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Adam Lanfranchi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nae Costin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 41st minute Mădălin Brăiloiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 minutes Cats and dogs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Iurașcu who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that David Iurașcu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franz Torres quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adam Lanfranchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Adam Lanfranchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Costin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Adam Lanfranchi made a precise shot to the right of Nae Costin. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 58th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Nae Costin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nae Costin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Lanfranchi in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Titouan Bock was slow to take the kick. During this time Cats and dogs's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Titouan Bock got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nae Costin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Nae Costin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Lanfranchi in the 65th minute of the match. Nae Costin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Lanfranchi in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Șerban Guguianu hit a great ball. Nae Costin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine Maret in the 71st minute of play. Nae Costin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Lanfranchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Nae Costin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Pascal Herrmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Adam Lanfranchi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nae Costin. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adam Lanfranchi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 83rd minute Jean-Pascal Herrmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Costin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nae Costin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Pascal Herrmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Nae Costin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Pascal Herrmann in the 91st minute of play. Nae Costin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Pascal Herrmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Cats and dogs's Jean-Pascal Herrmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nae Costin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0.