U18 League

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Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Serge Schophuis started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruslan Pânzaru in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin Helwig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute, Victor Grimalschi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Beetje Moe Re-United's Alfred Nagel got a free kick in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Beetje Moe Re-United's goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Vasiliu came free, but Edwin Helwig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin Helwig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Pânzaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin Helwig didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valera Cepoi went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. UFC Puturoasa's Anton Grimalschi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serge Schophuis in the 22nd minute of play. Fabian Kregel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Anton Grimalschi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Vlad Postolache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edwin Helwig was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vlad Postolache in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin Helwig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edwin Helwig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valera Cepoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Barry Zandberg's late challenge caught a UFC Puturoasa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barry Zandberg helped the player get up and apologised. Valera Cepoi charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valera Cepoi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Beetje Moe Re-United booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valera Cepoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anton Grimalschi came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Beetje Moe Re-United's Serge Schophuis. But to his dismay, Serge Schophuis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Anton Grimalschi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabian Kregel in the 37th minute. Roger de Zaaijer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Anton Grimalschi made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vlad Postolache was the one to do the kick off. Fabian Kregel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Grimalschi having to interfere. After 58 played minutes UFC Puturoasa got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Pânzaru. Aurel Inculet hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Beetje Moe Re-United's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Pânzaru came free, but Edwin Helwig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, UFC Puturoasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mircea Musteatã to maneuver through the defense. After 76 minutes, Ruslan Blanari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC Puturoasa and the Beetje Moe Re-United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ruslan Blanari hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Valera Cepoi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin Helwig was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 82 minutes into the match, Beetje Moe Re-United's goalkeeper Edwin Helwig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valera Cepoi. In the 88th minute, Roger de Zaaijer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beetje Moe Re-United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 94 minutes into the match, Roger de Zaaijer notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of UFC Puturoasa's Anton Grimalschi. Anton Grimalschi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.