U18 World League

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 8496 (Terracing: 6373, Seating: 1954, VIP seats: 169) Dinamita on Grass's Romualdo Ucero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Quique Mas hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Romualdo Ucero made a precise shot to the right of Dacian Ghițescu. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgil Jupân got free with Raúl Laredo in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dacian Ghițescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romualdo Ucero in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute, Golo Phoenix made a precise shot to the right of Raúl Laredo. Dinamita on Grass's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dacian Ghițescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romualdo Ucero's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Golo Phoenix to make the kick off. Raúl Laredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Mihăilescu in the 58th minute of the match. Golo Phoenix's late challenge caught a Dinamita on Grass's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Golo Phoenix helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Golo Phoenix got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Golo Phoenix to maneuver through the defense. Lesardo Japón blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dacian Ghițescu having to make a save. Tiberiu Rotariu made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dinamita on Grass's Denis Revuelta. PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Dacian Ghițescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliu Darroja in the 78th minute of play. Lucian Şimonca's late challenge caught a Dinamita on Grass's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucian Şimonca helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucian Şimonca to maneuver through the defense. Dinamita on Grass's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 91st minute of the game, when Mario Benítez after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal. Mario Benítez was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. The Dinamita on Grass players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca from taking control. The game ends in a draw.