U18 World League

The Old Shire
Spectators: 9185 (Terracing: 6890, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Teodori took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amedeo Strazzabosco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Cătălin Jdeica skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 13 minutes into the game, BlueLionesse's Mihnea Martinaș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 19 minutes into the game, Dacian Fetea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sergiu Cezar hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Mussi in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes, BlueLionesse's Maxim Văduvescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BlueLionesse reached it. With a little luck, BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica got control of the ball when Christian Teodori tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute Dacian Fetea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christian Teodori fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s protests and gave Christian Teodori a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Grigore Ciorbea hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Sergiu Cezar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Cătălin Jdeica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amedeo Strazzabosco. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amedeo Strazzabosco got free with Cătălin Jdeica in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BlueLionesse were winning 0-2.

❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Afukaká.Protógenes Mam Rostami Boukani was substituted for Ernesto Melone. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dacian Fetea to make the kick off. Grigore Ciorbea's late challenge caught a ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grigore Ciorbea helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Grigore Ciorbea hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amedeo Strazzabosco in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Jdeica prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Amedeo Strazzabosco in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BlueLionesse's goalie prevented a goal. Cătălin Jdeica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afukaká.Protógenes Mam Rostami Boukani in the 61st minute of the match. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Greblă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Egger in the 68th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Cătălin Jdeica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 minutes of play BlueLionesse's Grigore Ciorbea was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Grigore Ciorbea got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After 77 minutes, Fabrizio Angelici mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ and the BlueLionesse players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabrizio Angelici hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 80th match minute, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Teodori to maneuver through the defense. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute, Ndingi Mwana'a Tachibana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Horia Ghiorman sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Fetea in the 90th minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxim Văduvescu hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Teodori came free, but Cătălin Jdeica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.