U18 World League

The Old Shire
Spectators: 10837 (Terracing: 8129, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Teodori took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in -BZF- Barca de Buzau's zone, Florian Di Giuseppe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horaţiu Nițoi came out of the goal and Florian Di Giuseppe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Vorniceanu's late challenge caught a ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Vorniceanu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, -BZF- Barca de Buzau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Vorniceanu to maneuver through the defense. Horaţiu Nițoi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 8th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 12th match minute, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Mussi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fabrizio Angelici hit a great ball. Zion Nakamura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Purje, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Horaţiu Nițoi got control of the ball when Florian Di Giuseppe tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ booed when -BZF- Barca de Buzau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Purje didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horaţiu Nițoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tsinamdzghvrishvili Kvaratskhelia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horaţiu Nițoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tsinamdzghvrishvili Kvaratskhelia in the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of -BZF- Barca de Buzau booed when ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Andreozzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Iulian Taşcu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iulian Taşcu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Tsinamdzghvrishvili Kvaratskhelia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horaţiu Nițoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Panait Vochin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Damiano Mameli in the 56 minute of the game. Christian Teodori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Horaţiu Nițoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The -BZF- Barca de Buzau fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Ovidiu Pătrașcu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 79 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goal looked a bit too open when Tsinamdzghvrishvili Kvaratskhelia came free, but Horaţiu Nițoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horaţiu Nițoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tsinamdzghvrishvili Kvaratskhelia, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Christian Teodori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Horaţiu Nițoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s zone, Sebastian Purje stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zion Nakamura came out of the goal and Sebastian Purje tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Horaţiu Nițoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Teodori in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demetrio Iachini in the 93rd minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Horaţiu Nițoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.