U21 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafał Wern started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Strungă in the 5th minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Granicerul's Costel Strungă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lu Hong Qiang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Codrin Olaru in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Hong Qiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8thth minute of the game Eusebiu Ianculescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manole Colin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lu Hong Qiang having to interfere. Lu Hong Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Ianculescu in the 14th minute of play. Lu Hong Qiang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laurențiu Ciociu went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Lu Hong Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Olaru in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th match minute, Granicerul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristi Găină to maneuver through the defense. Adam Zacharczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafał Wern could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Octavian Bebeșel made a huge save. After 28 played minutes Granicerul got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Ogrodowicz. Costel Strungă hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. If Boruc Majdoch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Granicerul's Octavian Bebeșel got control of the ball when Rafał Wern tried to sneak it across the goal line. Octavian Bebeșel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boruc Majdoch in the 34th minute of the match. Lu Hong Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Olaru in the 39th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Codrin Olaru in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Hong Qiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Ianculescu in the 44th minute of play. If Rafał Wern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Manole Colin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Lu Hong Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edoardo Di Mattia hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Ianculescu in the 55th minute of play. Octavian Bebeșel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafał Wern's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Ludomil Ogrodowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Octavian Bebeșel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boruc Majdoch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Granicerul made a substitution. Remus Pinczewski replaced Codrin Olaru. The supporters of Mauro booed when Granicerul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Ogrodowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Octavian Bebeșel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafał Wern in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafał Wern in the 62nd minute of play forced Granicerul's goalkeeper Octavian Bebeșel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lu Hong Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Colin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavian Bebeșel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Zacharczyk in the 66th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Granicerul's goal looked a bit too open when Rafał Wern came free, but Octavian Bebeșel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remus Pinczewski kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 76thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Mauro's keeper Lu Hong Qiang was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Strungă in the 77th minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laurențiu Ciociu. In the 78th minute, Granicerul's Laurențiu Ciociu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lu Hong Qiang. Lu Hong Qiang yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Mauro made a substitution. Cezary Raszek replaced Boruc Majdoch. Remus Pinczewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Lu Hong Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lu Hong Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebiu Ianculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Granicerul's goal looked a bit too open when Rafał Wern came free, but Octavian Bebeșel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Granicerul getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Eusebiu Ianculescu hit a great ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of Granicerul were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Mauro side.