U18 World League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liviu Halipa started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Karol Zajtl got a free kick in the 5th minute. With his leg Veselko Recko managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when A4p FC Gad's Liviu Halipa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Liviu Halipa charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Liviu Halipa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Liviu Halipa hit a great ball. Arnaldo Rajter struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Olimpiu Târlea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK FOLKROLA. The audience thought a goal was coming when Codrin Dragalina got free with Veselko Recko in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Veselko Recko managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when A4p FC Gad's Liviu Halipa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Liviu Halipa managed to get in a good position for a shot. A4p FC Gad's supporters rose to their feet, but Liviu Halipa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veselko Recko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hasan Živković's late challenge caught a A4p FC Gad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hasan Živković helped the player get up and apologised. Hasan Živković hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. With a little luck, NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko got control of the ball when Liviu Halipa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match A4p FC Gad got a corner. NK FOLKROLA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Octav Cordescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Octav Cordescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Veselko Recko quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A4p FC Gad's Olimpiu Târlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Rajter in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Penaru to maneuver through the defense. A4p FC Gad's Liviu Halipa got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Liviu Halipa in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Veselko Recko, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Liviu Halipa put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Veselko Recko. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Blažo Conič to strike the kick off in the second half. Olimpiu Târlea made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Arnaldo Rajter sent off a good shot on target. Liviu Halipa struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Veselko Recko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A4p FC Gad. Zeni Cilenšek charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeni Cilenšek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, NK FOLKROLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeni Cilenšek to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Codrin Dragalina got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Octav Cordescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veselko Recko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Vlad Uzuneanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vlad Uzuneanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valer Flintașu to maneuver through the defense. NK FOLKROLA's Anto Murg got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, A4p FC Gad's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Karol Zajtl fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, NK FOLKROLA's Vladislav Zver got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Zeni Cilenšek hit a great ball. Liviu Halipa struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Veselko Recko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A4p FC Gad. Arnaldo Rajter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Liviu Halipa in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Veselko Recko saved NK FOLKROLA from getting behind. When A4p FC Gad's Liviu Halipa in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK FOLKROLA's goalie prevented a goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.