U18 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudiu Geantă made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Chalá Gamboa got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, The Huns's Claudiu Geantă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Espinola Loranca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, The Huns's goal looked a bit too open when Chalá Gamboa came free, but Sandu Ţopescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Sayavedra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandu Ţopescu having to interfere. Espinola Loranca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Șeimeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Espinola Loranca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Șeimeanu in the 20th minute of the match. After 24 played minutes The Huns got a freekick which was hit by Emilian Ignea. The supporters of Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato booed when The Huns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Oltean didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Monge Cuero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sandu Ţopescu skillfully saved the ball. Espinola Loranca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Șeimeanu in the 29th minute of the match. Monge Cuero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandu Ţopescu having to interfere. Espinola Loranca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Ignea in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute of the match, Monge Cuero got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sandu Ţopescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Emilian Ignea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Espinola Loranca having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Geantă in the 41st minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Espinola Loranca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 42 minutes, Tudor Șeimeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Huns's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tudor Șeimeanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xosepin Serrano hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Tudor Șeimeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Espinola Loranca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Monge Cuero to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilian Ignea in the 53rd minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Espinola Loranca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's zone, Emilian Ignea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Espinola Loranca came out of the goal and Emilian Ignea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, The Huns's Emilian Ignea got a free kick in the 61st minute. Fabio Ponce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Sandu Ţopescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Monge Cuero hit a great ball. The nice shot from Claudiu Geantă in the 69thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Espinola Loranca had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Espinola Loranca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Perșa in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to The Huns getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Emilian Ignea hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Espinola Loranca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilian Ignea. After a rather tough play, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Lavallén Oca got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Huns's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.