U18 World League

Campus Saucache
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Paralia Athens's Iulian Doinaș 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. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Vasile Enciulescu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's goal looked a bit too open when Quentín Alonso came free, but Cristian Nicolescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paralia Athens's Cristian Nicolescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Paralia Athens from getting a goal against them. When Quentín Alonso came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the U. de Tarapacá 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 Quentín Alonso couldn't finish the play. Paralia Athens's Ionuț Marin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by José Alberto Alonso, made in the 16th minute of the game. Petre Maghiran scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Talledo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Paralia Athens's Mircea Robu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mircea Robu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Paralia Athens protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mircea Robu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Paralia Athens fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 22 minutes, U. de Tarapacá's Norberto Juarez got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cristian Nicolescu. In the 27th minute, Petre Maghiran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mariano Talledo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After a rather tough play, U. de Tarapacá's Quentín Alonso got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Remi Baros fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U. de Tarapacá's protests and gave Remi Baros a yellow card for diving instead. Remi Baros kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remi Baros to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Tomás Berau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Quentín Alonso made the kick off in the second half. Norberto Juarez struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Cristian Nicolescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U. de Tarapacá. After 58 played minutes U. de Tarapacá got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Astudillo. The audience was convinced that Quentín Alonso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Nicolescu was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 69th minute Norberto Juarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Nicolescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Petre Maghiran notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of U. de Tarapacá's Mariano Talledo. Mariano Talledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to U. de Tarapacá getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Remi Baros hit a great ball. U. de Tarapacá's Mariano Talledo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save U. de Tarapacá from getting a goal against them. A collision led to U. de Tarapacá getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Pedro Tomás Berau hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Alberto Alonso during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. José Alberto Alonso hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Mariano Talledo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Petre Maghiran. Cristian Nicolescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Tomás Berau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the game, Petre Maghiran recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mariano Talledo. Petre Maghiran showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. The U. de Tarapacá fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paralia Athens were clearly better and deserved to take the win.