U18 World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Alin Frânculescu hit a great ball. Marz Arratia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Frânculescu in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes, Tiago Larrechi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Municipal and the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Atlético Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Larrechi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Juverdeanu in the 6th minute of play. Octav Jucu kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Larrechi got free with Edgar Gurlui in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marz Arratia came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Alin Frânculescu. But to his dismay, Alin Frânculescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Marz Arratia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alin Frânculescu in the 15th minute of the match. Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugen Popeneciu in the 17th minute of play. Marz Arratia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugen Popeneciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Eliodor Ifrim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Municipal the free kick. The supporters of Atlético Municipal booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Ifrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Octav Jucu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Edgar Gurlui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bobby Cruz in the 26th minute of play. Marz Arratia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Juverdeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Municipal's Larra Sevilla was substituted for Bobby Cruz. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Municipal! Gabriel Gherase fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marz Arratia having to interfere. Marz Arratia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugen Popeneciu in the 45th minute of the match. Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugen Popeneciu in the 46th minute of play. After the first half C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Nacho Atienza made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Atlético Municipal booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octav Jucu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Octav Jucu hit a great ball. The supporters of Atlético Municipal booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Frânculescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alin Frânculescu in the 66th minute of play. Marz Arratia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Frânculescu in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Damian Stancu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Damian Stancu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Damian Stancu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Gigel Nichita was substituted for Sorin Unchiaşu. In the 69th minute, one of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L. With an all-out effort, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Marz Arratia threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alin Frânculescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Edgar Gurlui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Goxenola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marz Arratia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Frânculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 84th match minute, Atlético Municipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Llorienzo Salado to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Marz Arratia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 92nd minute Alin Frânculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marz Arratia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Totakoxe Cadenas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.