U18 World League

NEGRELE
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Leonard Andrițoiu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fabian Pânzaru kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patryk Kosel in the 15th minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduard Afloroaiei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute, RKS Królewscy's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cezar Mâinea fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Eduard Afloroaiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Edwin van der Saar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonard Andrițoiu struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Edwin van der Saar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Mâinea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Cebula in the 30th minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Stefan Skonieczny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. RKS Królewscy's Miromir Gabis got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in RKS Królewscy's zone, Cezar Mâinea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edwin van der Saar came out of the goal and Cezar Mâinea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Andrițoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabian Pânzaru in the 43rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Fabian Pânzaru got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edwin van der Saar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Edwin van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Andrițoiu in the 51st minute of the match. With 52 minutes on the clock, Radomil Gajewski commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fabian Pânzaru, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of RKS Królewscy's Edwin van der Saar. 1-0. Patryk Kosel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Iacob Elian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes RKS Królewscy got a freekick which was hit by Ignacy Kosowski. In the 63rd minute, Stefan Skonieczny ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iacob Elian was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a rather tough play, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Vali Panaiteanu got a free kick in the 68th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Piotr Cebula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RKS Królewscy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piotr Cebula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Andrițoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Leonard Andrițoiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Saar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by RKS Królewscy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fabian Pânzaru was slow to take the kick. During this time G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s players had a chance to rest. In the 85th match minute, RKS Królewscy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Kosel to maneuver through the defense. Damian Șora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.