U18 World League

Jacks Arena
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcu Voitiş took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfredo Shepherd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcu Voitiş in the 3rd minute of the match. Grigore Rizescu took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Shepherd. Alfredo Shepherd dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 13th play minutes Dexter Zeigler shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Mihai Cismaș and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 20th minute Marcu Voitiş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Shepherd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicky Soto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mihai Cismaș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Voitiş came free, but Alfredo Shepherd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MIT Craiova's Mihai Cismaș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dexter Zeigler in the 35th minute of play. Nicky Soto kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Arnold Knutson fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's protests and gave Arnold Knutson a yellow card for diving instead. After 46 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Arnold Knutson. Rareș Bîndean was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

The wind increased when Dexter Zeigler made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dexter Zeigler in the 51st minute of play forced MIT Craiova's goalkeeper Mihai Cismaș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, MIT Craiova's Marcel Pătrășconiu got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Alfredo Shepherd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Voitiş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Dexter Zeigler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihai Cismaș. MIT Craiova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dexter Zeigler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Homer Ramey got a free kick in the 67th minute. Alfredo Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Voitiş in the 68th minute of play. Alfredo Shepherd stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcu Voitiş's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcu Voitiş got free with Alfredo Shepherd in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Rolf McKinney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Cismaș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihai Cismaș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dexter Zeigler in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, MIT Craiova's Sergiu Levința got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute Dexter Zeigler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Cismaș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihai Cismaș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dexter Zeigler in the 92nd minute of play. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.