U18 World League

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Flavius Galușcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Válter Siqueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Tasso came free, but Tiberiu Costescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 11 minutes, Paulo José Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monumento Sports's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo José Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Isac Inculeț hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Mălaimare got free with Válter Siqueira in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo José Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Flavius Galușcă fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MasterBets's protests and gave Flavius Galușcă a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Flavius Galușcă hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's Teodoro Maia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiberiu Costescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Costică Astafiei kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Válter Siqueira. That made the score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. When Paulo Tasso fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monumento Sports's protests and gave Paulo Tasso a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Monumento Sports getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Paulo Tasso hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Válter Siqueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costică Astafiei. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 55th minute of the game Sorin Chițu made a throw-in which Adrian Mălaimare played forward. Giovanni Souto hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Costică Astafiei was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 65th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Monumento Sports's Luiz Gustavo Mazza managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Isac Inculeț in the 69 minute of the game. Tiberiu Costescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Costin Ţintea's late challenge caught a Monumento Sports's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Costin Ţintea helped the player get up and apologised. Costin Ţintea kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. When Teodoro Maia came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Monumento Sports 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 Teodoro Maia couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costică Astafiei in the 76th minute of play forced Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Válter Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Galușcă in the 77th minute of play forced Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Válter Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monumento Sports's Paulo José Monteiro got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MasterBets's Aurelian Mercescu was substituted for Isac Inculeț. Ionică Davidescu got a throw-in 82 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Adrian Mălaimare. After having played for 84 minutes, Paulo José Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monumento Sports's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo José Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Válter Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Astafiei, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 94 played minutes Monumento Sports got a freekick which was hit by Paulo José Monteiro. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.