U23 World League

URZICUTA STADIUM
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) FC Urzicuța's Andrei Rareș 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. Marcel Chiriță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Buczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Marcel Chiriță didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pawel Buczak went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Doru Irimescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Jan Trela made a precise shot to the right of Marcel Chiriță. FC Urzicuța's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Trela in the 11th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Marcel Chiriță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kacper Erland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Rareș in the 13th minute of the match. With a little luck, Zacisze Częstochowa's Kacper Erland got control of the ball when Andrei Rareș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stanislaw Damaski might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcel Chiriță. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanislaw Damaski ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27th minute, Arkadiusz Sitko made a precise shot to the right of Marcel Chiriță. FC Urzicuța's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. FC Urzicuța's Marcel Chiriță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Trela in the 30th minute of play. Mihnea Necșulescu charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihnea Necșulescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mihnea Necșulescu hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Marcel Chiriță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislaw Damaski in the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Zacisze Częstochowa booed when FC Urzicuța was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornel Petruț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Elian kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Nicu Maghiran struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Kacper Erland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Urzicuța. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan Trela was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of FC Urzicuța booed when Zacisze Częstochowa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pawel Buczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Trela in the 58th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Marcel Chiriță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Jan Trela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Chiriță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kacper Erland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrei Rareș in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to FC Urzicuța getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Doru Irimescu hit a great ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zacisze Częstochowa's goalkeeper Kacper Erland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Arkadiusz Sitko put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Marcel Chiriță.