U18 World League

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Spectators: 9199 (Terracing: 6901, Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 183) After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Grigore Ciorbea got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Taşcu came free, but Cătălin Jdeica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cătălin Jdeica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Purje in the 7th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Baican came free, but Horaţiu Nițoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when -BZF- Barca de Buzau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Purje didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Jdeica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Taşcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rareș Vuşcan in the 27th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Horaţiu Nițoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horia Ghiorman's late challenge caught a -BZF- Barca de Buzau's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horia Ghiorman helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to -BZF- Barca de Buzau getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Basarab Achimescu hit a great ball. BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Vochin in the 31st minute of play. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Basarab Achimescu in the 36th minute. The corner led -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Sebastian Purje to fire away a dangerous shot which Cătălin Jdeica despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With 37 minutes on the clock, Valeriu Băcioiu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Valeriu Băcioiu got a free kick in the 38th minute. A collision led to -BZF- Barca de Buzau getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Emanuel Hristea hit a great ball. Horaţiu Nițoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Ciorbea in the 40th minute of the match. After having played for 45 minutes, Eduard Nechifor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduard Nechifor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastian Purje fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Jdeica having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristinel Gheorghiță to strike the kick off in the second half. Cătălin Jdeica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panait Vochin, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Mihnea Martinaș fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BlueLionesse's protests and gave Mihnea Martinaș a yellow card for diving instead. Mihnea Martinaș kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Vochin in the 59th minute of play. BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Nechifor in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Sebastian Purje sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cătălin Jdeica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Cristinel Gheorghiță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Horaţiu Nițoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Gheorghiță in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Constantin Baican got a free kick in the 75th minute. Eduard Nechifor came free in the 82nd minute and tried to tip the ball over Cătălin Jdeica, but to the joy of BlueLionesse's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Cătălin Jdeica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Purje, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Sebastian Purje made a precise shot to the right of Cătălin Jdeica. BlueLionesse's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 93 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Vuşcan. When the referee ended the match the -BZF- Barca de Buzau players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.