U18 World League

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Gigi Bobei 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. A collision led to PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Costel Gurgui hit a great ball. Jonathan de Freitas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valer Onișoru. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Valer Onișoru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Boon in the 18th minute of play. Roland Boon hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Gigi Bobei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Gerben Reiling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valer Onișoru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Boon in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iurie Bănățeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Bănățeanu. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Culcer didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jonathan de Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the The Underdogs 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 Jonathan de Freitas couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, Roland Boon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valer Onișoru. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roland Boon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Derk Spijkerman hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Underdogs were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Izaak Achterberg to make the kick off. If Jonathan de Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, Codruț Macaneață left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca made a substitution. Radu Cigu replaced Felix Mihăilescu. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when The Underdogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Spierenburg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valer Onișoru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Boon, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Valer Onișoru made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Izaak Achterberg sent off a good shot on target. When Derk Spijkerman fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Underdogs's protests and gave Derk Spijkerman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Culcer didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Macaneață in the 76th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Gerben Reiling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes, Codruț Macaneață mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca and the The Underdogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 minutes, Lucian Şimonca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca and the The Underdogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Lucian Şimonca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Roland Boon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valer Onișoru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marinus Mols hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Silver Phoenix got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valer Onișoru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Boon in the 95th minute of the match. The The Underdogs players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.