U18 World League

NIROSXN Arena
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Constantin Musta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Dacian Onete came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicodim Mitrofan kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Grigore Săndoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Radovan in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Mihnea Ionășescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Uduleanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Aurelian Răchitan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC Nirosxn 08's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Aurelian Răchitan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC Nirosxn 08's Nistor Zamfir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Musta in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Musta came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicodim Mitrofan's late challenge caught a ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicodim Mitrofan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Nicodim Mitrofan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Pintilie came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nistor Zamfir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dacian Onete, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The corner ended in Maxim Pintilie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC Nirosxn 08's Nistor Zamfir did a great save. The supporters of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ booed when AFC Nirosxn 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Voiculescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Valer Lițiu came free, but Nistor Zamfir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nistor Zamfir came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Mihail Hârțan. But to his dismay, Mihail Hârțan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurelian Răchitan got free with Grigore Săndoi in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelian Răchitan made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelian Răchitan in the 52nd minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Grigore Săndoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC Nirosxn 08's Eugen Basarab got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Mihail Hârțan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nistor Zamfir having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valer Lițiu got free with Nistor Zamfir in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihnea Ionășescu got free with Nistor Zamfir in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute Maxim Pintilie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Zamfir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AFC Nirosxn 08 booed when ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihnea Ionășescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Iacob Marioteanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Grigore Săndoi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC Nirosxn 08's Iacob Marioteanu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Nistor Zamfir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dacian Onete in the 65th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Baldu to maneuver through the defense. Iacob Marioteanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Grigore Săndoi. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mihail Hârțan's late challenge caught a AFC Nirosxn 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihail Hârțan helped the player get up and apologised. Mihail Hârțan hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Doru Baldu put in a rough tackle. In the 80th minute, one of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡: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 ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡. Grigore Săndoi had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Aurelian Răchitan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 83 minutes, Dacian Onete mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ and the AFC Nirosxn 08 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Dacian Onete hit a great ball. If Aurelian Răchitan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Răchitan came free, but Grigore Săndoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudiu Radovan during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudiu Radovan hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ played a much better game than AFC Nirosxn 08 and deserved their victory. The AFC Nirosxn 08 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.