U21 World League

Del Alpi
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iosif Doicaru made the kick off which started today's match. Melker Söderkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Petre in the 3rd minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Rasnita's Cazimir Daraban made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melker Söderkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Tănăsie in the 14th minute of play forced Kurdistan CF's goalkeeper Melker Söderkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustav Engström kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Rasnita's Iosif Doicaru got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Iosif Doicaru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rasnita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Kurdistan CF's Fred Lidman in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rasnita's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute, Cristinel Papadima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Doicaru in the 33rd minute of play forced Kurdistan CF's goalkeeper Melker Söderkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matei Dacian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristinel Papadima's late challenge caught a Kurdistan CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristinel Papadima helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kurdistan CF booed when Rasnita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Papadima didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Fred Lidman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kurdistan CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Lidman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Augustin Tănăsie made a precise shot to the right of Melker Söderkvist. Kurdistan CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. A collision led to Rasnita getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Augustin Tănăsie hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The wind increased when Fred Lidman made the kick off in the second half. Nichifor Buzincu kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Karl-Ove Sandström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Melker Söderkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matei Dacian, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Iosif Doicaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melker Söderkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matei Boldișor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Lidman, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute Iosif Doicaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melker Söderkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 played minutes Iosif Doicaru rounded Kurdistan CF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-5. 80 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Lidman came free, but Matei Boldișor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurdistan CF were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Rasnita's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karl-Ove Sandström took the corner. The corner ended in Karl-Ove Sandström almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rasnita's Matei Boldișor did a great save. A collision led to Rasnita getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Adrian Petre hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Augustin Tănăsie took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Melker Söderkvist to make any attempt to save it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kurdistan CF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! Dumitru Drăghici shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 92 minutes into the match, Kurdistan CF's goal looked a bit too open when Matei Dacian came free, but Melker Söderkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 98 minutes into the game, Jan-Åke Kolberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kurdistan CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rasnita the free kick.