U18 World League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Santos Mosen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Dolfos to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Ixaka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Lucian Corbu made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Nicodim Vasilian got a free kick in the 13th minute. Lucian Corbu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Azibar in the 14th minute of the match. Lucian Corbu came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Juniors FC's Lucas Ixaka. But to his dismay, Lucas Ixaka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lucius Gabor kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Petre Gheorghe made a precise shot to the right of Sixto Oto. Juniors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Calistrat Trifu hit a great ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Lucius Gabor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventus PTM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucius Gabor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Damian Pătrașcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lucius Gabor came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Juventus PTM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucius Gabor couldn't finish the play. In the 46th match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Cuartio to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damian Pătrașcu was the one to do the kick off. Mateo Selatse's late challenge caught a Juventus PTM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateo Selatse helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juniors FC's Mateo Selatse got a free kick in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Damian Pătrașcu lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Sixto Oto. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Juniors FC's goalkeeper Sixto Oto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lucas Ixaka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, Juventus PTM's Petre Gheorghe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. 79 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petre Gheorghe came free, but Sixto Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Juniors FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Lucas Ixaka hit a great ball. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Juniors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateo Selatse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sixto Oto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Pătrașcu's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Juniors FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jaime Cuartio hit a great ball. Lucius Gabor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Sixto Oto made a huge save. The supporters of Juniors FC booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calistrat Trifu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Lucas Ixaka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juniors FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus PTM the free kick. In the 93rd match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Ixaka to maneuver through the defense. During the 96th minute of the match Lucas Ixaka completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lucas Ixaka a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Juventus PTM made a substitution. Iustin Macamete replaced Filip Ozon. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Juniors FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Ixaka didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Juventus PTM players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.