U18 World League

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgar Josan made the kick off which started today's match. Gavril Turceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Doinaș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Doinaș came free, but Gavril Turceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Remus Agudaru came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP 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 Remus Agudaru couldn't finish the play. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Gavril Turceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petre Maghiran in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasile Enciulescu to maneuver through the defense. Paralia Athens's attentive Ilie Tudoran managed to snatch the ball when Mugur Doroftei made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, Petre Maghiran notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Gavril Turceanu. Gavril Turceanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristian Nicolescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matei Udrescu in the 31st minute of the match. Toader Babeș made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Remus Agudaru immediately put the ball in play. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ilie Tudoran hit a great ball. If Iulian Doinaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Iulian Doinaș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iulian Doinaș to strike the kick off in the second half. Iulian Doinaș's late challenge caught a THE CRYSTAL SHIP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iulian Doinaș helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Iulian Doinaș. 58 minutes into the game, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Remus Agudaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Nicolescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. If Petre Maghiran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Remus Agudaru came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the THE CRYSTAL SHIP 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 Remus Agudaru couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Josan in the 78th minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Cristian Nicolescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodor Chirilă hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 86 minutes, Vasile Enciulescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paralia Athens and the THE CRYSTAL SHIP players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, Vasile Enciulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petre Maghiran got free with Gavril Turceanu in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Grigore Bota got a free kick in the 90th minute. Petre Maghiran struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Gavril Turceanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paralia Athens. When the final whistle went the supporters of Paralia Athens were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant THE CRYSTAL SHIP side.