U18 World League

Black Forest
Spectators: 7970 (Terracing: 5979, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Francisc Rădulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Filipo in the 3rd minute of play. Saturnino Michael hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, The Owls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Isăcescu to maneuver through the defense. Saturnino Michael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El retorno del Pincha's Edelmiro Peruxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Alecu in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to El retorno del Pincha getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Isaias Matro hit a great ball. El retorno del Pincha's Edelmiro Peruxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Alecu in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantin Ifrim got free with Edelmiro Peruxu in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Edelmiro Peruxu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantin Ifrim. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Petruț Alecu in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edelmiro Peruxu saved El retorno del Pincha from getting behind. A collision led to The Owls getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Fabian Isăcescu hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Lawrence was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes The Owls got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Isăcescu. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Francisc Rădulescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Edelmiro Peruxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Negrescu in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, The Owls's goalkeeper Francisc Rădulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Lawrence. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Lawrence in the 69th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Francisc Rădulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnino Michael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Francisc Rădulescu made a huge save. 78 minutes into the match, Petruț Alecu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edelmiro Peruxu. El retorno del Pincha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petruț Alecu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Edelmiro Peruxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Ifrim in the 85th minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Owls defense, Abelardo Lawrence kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisc Rădulescu. The The Owls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisc Rădulescu should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, El retorno del Pincha's Saturnino Michael ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Francisc Rădulescu. Francisc Rădulescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. El retorno del Pincha's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.