U18 World League

Rasnita
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Montxo Vallejo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 12 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Ekialde Dulce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gelu Tăzlăuanu. After 14 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Matei Boldișor. José Abancens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Octav Bercea. Rasnita's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rasnita's Octav Bercea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Montxo Vallejo in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rasnita's zone, Montxo Vallejo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octav Bercea came out of the goal and Montxo Vallejo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rasnita's goalkeeper Octav Bercea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Vali Ionaș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match José Abancens sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Octav Bercea skillfully saved the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gelu Tăzlăuanu to make the kick off. Aurelian Siadbei's late challenge caught a INTOCABLES 2oo4's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurelian Siadbei helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Aurelian Siadbei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ionuț Costache kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Gelu Tăzlăuanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 73rd minute of play forced INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Ekialde Dulce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rencio Carreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ionuț Costache hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Octav Bercea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Montxo Vallejo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Tăzlăuanu came free, but Ekialde Dulce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Montxo Vallejo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Octav Bercea came out and tried to block the shot, but Montxo Vallejo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 91st minute. INTOCABLES 2oo4's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.