U18 League

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Vieira got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to LIVERPOOL FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Pompiliu Jucu hit a great ball. LIVERPOOL FC's Codruț Răchită played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Vieira in the 6th minute of play. Andrei Arseni charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrei Arseni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to LIVERPOOL FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Andrei Arseni hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Vieira in the 9th minute of play forced LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Codruț Răchită to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Traian Blidaru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manole Șeitan. Manchester City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Traian Blidaru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th minute Marcelo Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Răchită saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manole Șeitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Boldur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes Manchester City got a freekick which was hit by Flavius Tudose. In the 20th minute Traian Blidaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Șeitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Ilie Zbuchea. In the 28th minute Marcu Giugiuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Răchită saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Marcu Giugiuc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Codruț Răchită. LIVERPOOL FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcu Giugiuc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 31st minute, Traian Blidaru made a precise shot to the right of Manole Șeitan. Manchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The supporters of Manchester City booed when LIVERPOOL FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Boldur didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 39 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Traian Blidaru. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gelu Trifănucă got free with Codruț Răchită in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paul Gurlui kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, LIVERPOOL FC's Iurie Maniu got a free kick in the 47th minute. In the 48th match minute, LIVERPOOL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iurie Maniu to maneuver through the defense.

When Marcu Giugiuc came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Manchester City 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 Marcu Giugiuc couldn't finish the play. LIVERPOOL FC made a substitution. Ferdinand Agudaru replaced Mihai Jula. After a defensive mix-up in LIVERPOOL FC's zone, Paul Gurlui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Codruț Răchită came out of the goal and Paul Gurlui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute Gelu Trifănucă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Răchită saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Stanomir kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Manchester City's Manole Șeitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Cernea in the 74th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Giugiuc came free, but Codruț Răchită reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Blidaru in the 85th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Manole Șeitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Paul Gurlui sped through LIVERPOOL FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Codruț Răchită. 91 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Giugiuc came free, but Codruț Răchită reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Gurlui in the 93rd minute of play forced LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Codruț Răchită to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes, Valeriu Anastasiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the LIVERPOOL FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 96 played minutes Manchester City got a freekick which was hit by Valeriu Anastasiu. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.