U18 World League

Borea
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dorin Nebunu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Paveliuc in the 7th minute of play forced Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper Samuel Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Paveliuc's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Samuel Matxin firmly grabbed it by the left post. FC Cosula-BTF-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gavril Bobei in the 13th minute. A nice corner shot did that Gavril Bobei got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Samuel Matxin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Enzo Emenon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Emenon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basarab Secoşan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samuel Matxin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Bădila, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Samuel Matxin had great luck who in the 24thth minute grab hold of the ball when Emilian Bădila from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 28 minutes into the match, Enzo Emenon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Basarab Secoşan. FC Cosula-BTF-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Emenon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Enzo Emenon took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Basarab Secoşan. Basarab Secoşan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 43 played minutes FC Cosula-BTF- got a freekick which was hit by Irinel Plop. Arnulfo Burutzagi didn't quite understand what happened when in the 45 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan María Traverso during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Juan María Traverso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Bogdan Paveliuc notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Deportivo Mandiyu's Samuel Matxin. Samuel Matxin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan María Traverso to make the kick off. Deportivo Mandiyu's Moises Hartz got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samuel Matxin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Paveliuc in the 61st minute of play. Samuel Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorin Nebunu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Mandiyu's Enzo Emenon got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Deportivo Mandiyu's Arturo Veronica was substituted for Moises Hartz. Deportivo Mandiyu's Aquiles Bernard was substituted for Enzo Emenon. Dacian Jurăscu scored 2-3 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samuel Matxin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 93 played minutes FC Cosula-BTF- got a freekick which was hit by Irinel Irimescu. 95 minutes into the game, Aurelian Giurcă was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Cosula-BTF-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Mandiyu the free kick. Deportivo Mandiyu were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over FC Cosula-BTF-'s much stronger midfield.