U23 World League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Cezar Barboni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Dahlin in the 2nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Ovidiu Vrânceanu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ove Hökkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Cezar Barboni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Martin Dahlin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cezar Barboni was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the game, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Mathias Bäck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cezar Barboni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cezar Barboni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Dahlin in the 15th minute of the match. Cezar Barboni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Thedin in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Hökkvist came free, but Cezar Barboni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cezar Barboni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Dahlin in the 19th minute of play. The Lite Finare Lite Bättre fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Tomas Thedin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 27 played minutes FC ciufulici got a freekick which was hit by Ernest Gheorghiu. 30 minutes into the game, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Mathias Bäck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cezar Barboni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Irinel Țâpu got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Tomas Thedin made a precise shot to the right of Cezar Barboni. FC ciufulici's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Cezar Barboni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thor Lindgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cezar Barboni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Thedin in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Ovidiu Vrânceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ciufulici and the Lite Finare Lite Bättre players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, FC ciufulici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidiu Vrânceanu to maneuver through the defense. FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Bäck in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute Martin Dahlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cezar Barboni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Martin Dahlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cezar Barboni. FC ciufulici's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Dahlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Disappointed in the 0-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Manuel Tremurici made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FC ciufulici's zone, Tomas Thedin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cezar Barboni came out of the goal and Tomas Thedin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni got control of the ball when Ove Hökkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, FC ciufulici's Cezar Barboni got control of the ball when Martin Dahlin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cezar Barboni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Dahlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Cezar Barboni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thor Lindgren. After 64 played minutes Mathias Bäck rounded FC ciufulici's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-8. A collision led to FC ciufulici getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Andrei Joita hit a great ball. Cezar Barboni was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martin Dahlin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 70 minute of play. Tomas Thedin struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Cezar Barboni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lite Finare Lite Bättre. Cezar Barboni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Dahlin in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Dahlin got free with Cezar Barboni in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Ernest Gheorghiu got a free kick in the 77th minute. Martin Dahlin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Cezar Barboni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Iosif Slătineanu charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iosif Slătineanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 80 played minutes FC ciufulici got a freekick which was hit by Iosif Slătineanu. Cezar Barboni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Bäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Mathias Bäck dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cezar Barboni, 0-11. When the match was over Lite Finare Lite Bättre could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC ciufulici throughout the match.