U23 World League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex Breckenfeld took the kick off in the first half of the match. ACF Fiorentina's Ambrosio Bernat got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Junior Kobra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Cristofol in the 5th minute of play. Junior Kobra came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by ACF Fiorentina's Angel Cristofol. But to his dismay, Angel Cristofol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the game, ACF Fiorentina's Ambrosio Bernat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Junior Kobra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 18th match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viorel Popeangă to maneuver through the defense. Delmiro Pitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Popeangă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute of the match Kobra TEAM got a corner. ACF Fiorentina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alex Breckenfeld ran over to the corner to take the kick. Benito Txeru kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Delmiro Pitin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Breckenfeld. In the 28th match minute, Kobra TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petru Hristea to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Ambrosio Bernat came free, but Junior Kobra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Cristofol, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Junior Kobra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Cristofol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 36th minute of the match Edgar Mitică completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edgar Mitică a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Edgar Mitică got a free kick in the 37th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Mihai Nicolaescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. ACF Fiorentina's Bernabe Kiliz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Junior Kobra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Cristofol in the 47th minute of play. Petru Hristea hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Fabio Estavan made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, ACF Fiorentina's Ambrosio Bernat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Junior Kobra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Cristofol in the 61st minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Junior Kobra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Cristofol in the 68th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kobra TEAM fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Kobra TEAM:s Junior Kobra showed great skill when he stopped Braulio Cresconio:s penalty. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braulio Cresconio, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Junior Kobra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braulio Cresconio in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 87 minutes, Viorel Popeangă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kobra TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viorel Popeangă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of ACF Fiorentina booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Tudoran didn't get a good kick on the ball. ACF Fiorentina's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.