U18 World League

Stadion Butordolac
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flávio Ţugui got the match started through his kick off. Goran Mahalec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Ţugui, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of -BZF- Valea Buzăului booed when NK BRONZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsen Mraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manole Tăcutu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frano Udovčić in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gvozden Maljković in the 12th minute of play forced -BZF- Valea Buzăului's goalkeeper Manole Tăcutu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Flávio Ţugui cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Goran Mahalec was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gvozden Maljković charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gvozden Maljković the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gvozden Maljković to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Iulian Strungă managed to get in a good position for a shot. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's supporters rose to their feet, but Iulian Strungă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Goran Mahalec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the NK BRONZIN defense, Flávio Ţugui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Goran Mahalec. The NK BRONZIN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Goran Mahalec should have stopped the shot. Krsto Isaković came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manole Tăcutu could save by the left post. After 42 played minutes -BZF- Valea Buzăului got a freekick which was hit by Leontin Stegaru. NK BRONZIN's Zrinko Crnojević got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Frano Udovčić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NK BRONZIN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Kirinčić in the 51st minute of play forced -BZF- Valea Buzăului's goalkeeper Manole Tăcutu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iulian Strungă's late challenge caught a NK BRONZIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iulian Strungă helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to -BZF- Valea Buzăului getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Iulian Strungă hit a great ball. Manole Tăcutu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frano Udovčić, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tvrtko Vidulić during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, NK BRONZIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tvrtko Vidulić to maneuver through the defense. NK BRONZIN's Goran Mahalec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save NK BRONZIN from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes into the game, Zrinko Crnojević cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Manole Tăcutu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Martin Kirinčić scored 3-3 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manole Tăcutu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Gvozden Maljković had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manole Tăcutu. -BZF- Valea Buzăului's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gvozden Maljković was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Gvozden Maljković took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manole Tăcutu. Manole Tăcutu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. In the 86th minute, Leontin Stegaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute of the match Zrinko Crnojević shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manole Tăcutu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Manole Tăcutu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gvozden Maljković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gvozden Maljković in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manole Tăcutu saved -BZF- Valea Buzăului from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. NK BRONZIN had won after a very even match.