U21 World League

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jayvier Joestar kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Jayvier Joestar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nae Costin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Ruisko Perucho came free, but Nae Costin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavion Zeppeli's late challenge caught a Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavion Zeppeli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th minute Mădălin Brăiloiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Fuica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Faron Cenal in the 19th minute of play. Szymon Chmielecki scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nae Costin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruisko Perucho kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Cosmin Badea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mădălin Brăiloiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Edgardo Fuica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nae Costin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruisko Perucho in the 38th minute of play. Nae Costin came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Jayvier Joestar. But to his dismay, Jayvier Joestar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After the first half ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosmin Badea was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Jayvier Joestar took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Nae Costin to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Chmielecki in the 54th 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. 57 minutes into the game, Maxim Strugure was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ the free kick. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Mário Bros was substituted for Jayvier Joestar. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Maxim Strugure got a free kick in the 58th minute. Nae Costin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Xavion Zeppeli. With an all-out effort, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Nae Costin threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Szymon Chmielecki, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mădălin Brăiloiu kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Nicolae. Nae Costin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faron Cenal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 0-5 became the score in the 69th minute when Mário Bros elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Mário Bros came free, but Nae Costin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Faron Cenal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Nae Costin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Bros in the 85th minute of the match. Nae Costin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars-Erik Törnkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nae Costin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars-Erik Törnkvist in the 95th minute of play. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.