U23 World League

New Ground
Spectators: 8427 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) Ferdinand Condrea's late challenge caught a Pheonix FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Condrea helped the player get up and apologised. Ferdinand Condrea kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Emerald's Victor Piţurcă got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Victor Piţurcă made a precise shot to the right of Tyge Oehlerich. Pheonix FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wolfgang Vesterø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Vermeşan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tyge Oehlerich having to make a save. Emerald's Gabriel Vermeşan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonhard Askeby in the 32 minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Emerald's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wolfgang Vesterø. In the 40th minute Ferdinand Condrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tyge Oehlerich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tyge Oehlerich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Vermeşan in the 41st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pheonix FC's zone, Victor Piţurcă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tyge Oehlerich came out of the goal and Victor Piţurcă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute Wolfgang Vesterø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Piţurcă to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjarke Amstorp to maneuver through the defense. After 52 played minutes Pheonix FC got a freekick which was hit by Svenn Gurliph. Gabriel Vermeşan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Emerald's zone, Wolfgang Vesterø stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Lobonț came out of the goal and Wolfgang Vesterø tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute 任正振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Tyge Oehlerich managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Emerald's Gabriel Vermeşan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Pheonix FC's Tyge Oehlerich got control of the ball when Gabriel Vermeşan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pheonix FC's Sonni Lei got a free kick in the 65th minute. Tyge Oehlerich made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Vermeşan in the 76th minute. With his leg Tyge Oehlerich managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Emerald's Gabriel Vermeşan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 78 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Condrea came free, but Tyge Oehlerich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wolfgang Vesterø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristoforo Grandis during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pheonix FC made a substitution. Viggo Herngaard replaced Jonathan Rosby. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wolfgang Vesterø in the 90th minute of the match. When Victor Piţurcă came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Emerald 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 Victor Piţurcă couldn't finish the play. Cristoforo Grandis kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Pheonix FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.