U18 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Pildesti's Edgar Jdeica got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When Garcia Abendano came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the La Mandarina Mecánica 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 Garcia Abendano couldn't finish the play. Marius Cănănău received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Elodio Abastas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ur Abellaneda in the 9th minute of play. FC Steaua Pildesti were furious when Mircea Isvoreanu was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Steaua Pildesti fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Tibalt Abellaneda shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ur Abellaneda in the 21st minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Luca Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gau Abadie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garcia Abendano in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luca Corcoveanu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tibalt Abellaneda hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Elodio Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Vlăsiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Kemen Abecia hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Garcia Abendano made a kick off. Garcia Abendano hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 62nd match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gau Abadie to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gau Abadie in the 66th minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Luca Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vali Dinculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Garcia Abendano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luca Corcoveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garcia Abendano in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Garcia Abendano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luca Corcoveanu was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.