U23 World League

Saxby Tuletorn
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavel Haaland kicked off to start the match. Andre Konrad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes of play, Phoenix Strikers's Ionuț Romeo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andre Konrad was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Elvio Gaufred came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Vormsi Vald 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 Elvio Gaufred couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Toader Ghișe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andre Konrad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 16th minute Pavel Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Konrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andre Konrad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Haaland in the 21st minute of play. Elvio Gaufred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elvio Gaufred could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Ionel Panaitoiu made a huge save. 27 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's Ionuț Romeo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andre Konrad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elvio Gaufred received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ionel Panaitoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elvio Gaufred in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ionel Panaitoiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 34 minutes, Costin Dobrițoiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phoenix Strikers and the Vormsi Vald players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Strikers's Costin Dobrițoiu got a free kick in the 34th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Priidu Joa during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Phoenix Strikers booed when Vormsi Vald was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Priidu Joa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costin Dobrițoiu got his second yellow card in the match during the 38th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Vormsi Vald booed when Phoenix Strikers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costin Dobrițoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute of the match Joosep Raudsepp sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ionel Panaitoiu skillfully saved the ball. In the 46th minute, Toader Ghișe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phoenix Strikers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Vormsi Vald players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Phoenix Strikers were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elvio Gaufred stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antti Külaots kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 played minutes Vormsi Vald got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Gonsalve. 58 minutes into the match, Vormsi Vald's goalkeeper Andre Konrad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toader Ghișe. The crowd rose to their feet as Ionuț Romeo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andre Konrad. That made the score 1-4 in the 59 minute of play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Elvio Gaufred who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Strikers's Ionel Panaitoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 64 minutes of play, Phoenix Strikers's Toader Ghișe made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andre Konrad was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ionel Panaitoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Gaufred, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Phoenix Strikers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joosep Raudsepp was slow to take the kick. During this time Vormsi Vald's players had a chance to rest. Vormsi Vald's Joosep Raudsepp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ionel Panaitoiu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Gonsalve during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gabriel Gonsalve kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the game Pavel Haaland made a throw-in which Gigel Enășoiu played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Priidu Joa in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ionel Panaitoiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Elvio Gaufred made a precise shot to the right of Ionel Panaitoiu. Phoenix Strikers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. Ionel Panaitoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elvio Gaufred's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Gaufred came free, but Ionel Panaitoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phoenix Strikers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.