U21 World League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Petru Tărău started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cezary Gdowik hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Dragalina came free, but Paul Ahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Toby Dransfield recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Olimpiu Târlea. Toby Dransfield showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 21st minute of play. Paul Ahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matei Filipoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Inácio Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Paul Ahlbom came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina. But to his dismay, Codrin Dragalina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 28thth minute of the game Petru Tărău who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petru Tărău in the 33rd minute of play. Paul Ahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Penaru in the 39th minute of the match. After 42 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sidney Hallam. Paul Ahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Dragalina in the 46th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toby Dransfield to make the kick off. Paul Ahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Dragalina, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Matei Filipoiu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paul Ahlbom, 1-2. Igor Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute Felix Grigoroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inácio Mazza charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inácio Mazza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, Lisburn Distillery F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Mazza to maneuver through the defense. After 65 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Inácio Mazza. Paul Ahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petru Tărău in the 66th minute of the match. With a little luck, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom got control of the ball when Iurie Sima tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iurie Sima in the 69th minute of play. Paul Ahlbom didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. 72 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's Petru Tărău sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Ahlbom narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paul Ahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Dragalina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes, Quentin Lennon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisburn Distillery F.C. and the A4p FC Gad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Paul Ahlbom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iurie Sima in the 82nd minute. Iurie Sima kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When Codrin Dragalina came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the A4p FC Gad 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 Codrin Dragalina couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Nichifor Bădescu got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Nichifor Bădescu's late challenge caught a A4p FC Gad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nichifor Bădescu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Nichifor Bădescu got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Luca Penaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Ahlbom read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The A4p FC Gad players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.