U21 World League

Mans
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) 0-1 became the score in the 3rd minute when Nicolae Manafu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Nicolae Manafu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Didier Lefebvre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mans's zone, Iustin Iorda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Didier Lefebvre came out of the goal and Iustin Iorda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute, Killian Charbonnier fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Didier Lefebvre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Manafu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusebiu Davidescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Didier Lefebvre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustin Iorda in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute Eusebiu Davidescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didier Lefebvre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didier Lefebvre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Davidescu in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Killian Charbonnier to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Roland Ageorges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd match minute, Mans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Ageorges to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinand Mihălțan charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdinand Mihălțan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 54 played minutes Tornadele Siret got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Mihălțan. Corneliu Vârșan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Drieu in the 57th minute of the match. Didier Lefebvre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Călin Paulică in the 62nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebiu Davidescu got free with Didier Lefebvre in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th match minute, Mans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bérenger Bauche to maneuver through the defense. Didier Lefebvre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebiu Davidescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Mans's goalkeeper Didier Lefebvre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iustin Iorda. Mans's Didier Lefebvre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Mans from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes into the match, Iustin Iorda dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Didier Lefebvre, 0-2. 76 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Killian Charbonnier came free, but Corneliu Vârșan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Drieu in the 79th minute of play forced Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Corneliu Vârșan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Killian Charbonnier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mans's supporters rose to their feet, but Killian Charbonnier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Corneliu Vârșan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Corneliu Vârșan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Ageorges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Ferdinand Mihălțan got a free kick in the 84th minute. When Doru Todea fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tornadele Siret's protests and gave Doru Todea a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute, one of Tornadele Siret:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tornadele Siret. Ilan Saudrais shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 90th minute, Tornadele Siret's Iustin Iorda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Didier Lefebvre. Didier Lefebvre yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Didier Lefebvre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Davidescu in the 96th minute of play. When Killian Charbonnier fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mans's protests and gave Killian Charbonnier a yellow card for diving instead. Tornadele Siret played a much better game than Mans and deserved their victory. The Mans players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.