U23 World League

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 8161 (Terracing: 6122, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Sorin Lipan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pascal Prinzings short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Ernest Ştati to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 9 minutes, Sorin Lipan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ and the Hertha 1969 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ernest Ştati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jäckel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15thth minute of the game Ionuț Nicolescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hertha 1969's Tjark Ernst was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Stripf. 19 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Stripf. Basarab Rareș was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! The corner led to Hertha 1969's Mark Stripf getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ernest Ştati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ from getting a goal against them. Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hendrik Behloch took the corner. The corner led to Hertha 1969's Mark Stripf getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Jäckel got free with Ernest Ştati in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tjark Ernst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Brânzaș in the 38th minute of play. Tjark Ernst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costică Brânzaș in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Sorin Lipan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tjark Ernst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nicodim Zogreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Jäckel made a kick off. Ernest Ştati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hendrik Behloch in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Stripf in the 53rd minute of play forced Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Ernest Ştati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th match minute, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Cartianu to maneuver through the defense. Tjark Ernst made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Costică Brânzaș sent off a good shot on target. After 60 played minutes Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ got a freekick which was hit by Călin Cotoi. In the 61st minute Adam Jäckel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Ştati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernest Ştati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jäckel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Hertha 1969's Lara Scherz got a free kick in the 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goal looked a bit too open when Mark Stripf came free, but Ernest Ştati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tjark Ernst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Lipan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Ion Iftodi was substituted for Costică Brânzaș. After 74 minutes, Adam Jäckel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hertha 1969 and the Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adam Jäckel hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ernest Ştati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jäckel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goal looked a bit too open when Adam Jäckel came free, but Ernest Ştati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernest Ştati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Jäckel in the 83rd minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Lipan came free, but Tjark Ernst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Hertha 1969's Mark Stripf made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Ştati was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sorin Lipan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tjark Ernst having to interfere. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.