U23 World League

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Iustin Iorda started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Halipa in the 3rd minute of play forced Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Petre Vătăşel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Martin Ciorăscu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iustin Iorda scored 1-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gigel Rânceanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute Iustin Iorda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Víglundur von der Schulenburg kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Gigel Rânceanu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Fotbal Club Vaslui getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Víglundur von der Schulenburg hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Fotbal Club Vaslui's goalkeeper Gigel Rânceanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolae Manafu. Alin Mutu hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the match, Andrei Vârjean had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petre Vătăşel. Tornadele Siret's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrei Vârjean was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 30th minute Liviu Mușătescu suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 31st match minute, Tornadele Siret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Culcer to maneuver through the defense. In the 31stth minute of the game Andrei Vârjean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tornadele Siret's Petre Vătăşel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Petre Vătăşel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Víglundur von der Schulenburg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tornadele Siret's Petre Vătăşel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Vârjean in the 41st minute of play. When Fotbal Club Vaslui's Andrei Vârjean in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tornadele Siret's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Fotbal Club Vaslui booed when Tornadele Siret was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Răţescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When Călin Paulică fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tornadele Siret's protests and gave Călin Paulică a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Călin Paulică got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Tornadele Siret's Petre Vătăşel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Vârjean in the 54th minute of play. Víglundur von der Schulenburg's late challenge caught a Tornadele Siret's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Víglundur von der Schulenburg helped the player get up and apologised. Víglundur von der Schulenburg kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Iustin Iorda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tornadele Siret fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. If Iustin Iorda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gigel Rânceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Beșliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Tornadele Siret booed when Fotbal Club Vaslui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugurel Răduț didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Iustin Iorda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tornadele Siret fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Gigel Rânceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolae Manafu in the 69th minute of the match. Gigel Rânceanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolae Manafu went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Gigel Rânceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Iorda in the 76th minute of the match. When Nicolae Manafu came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Tornadele Siret 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 Nicolae Manafu couldn't finish the play. Gigel Rânceanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iustin Iorda's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Fotbal Club Vaslui were furious when Alin Geamănu was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Alin Geamănu kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Tornadele Siret's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.