U18 World League

Grima Stadium
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriu Bucurescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Tauno Aal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the game, Tauno Aal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grimório's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C CLUJ MEDICINA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Grimório's Tauno Aal got a free kick in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Grimório's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Bucurescu came free, but Risto Leinatamm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Petre Alecu came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the F.C CLUJ MEDICINA 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 Petre Alecu couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Agur Kadastu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grimório fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Dumitru Buzea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agur Kadastu. Jaagup Valgupera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valeriu Bucurescu took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Risto Leinatamm. Risto Leinatamm dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After having played for 23 minutes, Jaagup Valgupera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grimório's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaagup Valgupera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dumitru Buzea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tauno Aal in the 25th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valeriu Bucurescu in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Risto Leinatamm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grimório's Risto Leinatamm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octav Baldovin in the 31st minute of play. Valeriu Bucurescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Risto Leinatamm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Grimório was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tauno Aal to maneuver through the defense. Risto Leinatamm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Bucurescu in the 33rd minute of the match. Risto Leinatamm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriu Bucurescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Agur Kadastu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Dumitru Buzea made a huge save. Risto Leinatamm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iacob Irimescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaagup Valgupera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaagup Valgupera to strike the kick off in the second half. When Tauno Aal was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. A collision led to Grimório getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Tauno Aal hit a great ball. Jaagup Valgupera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dumitru Buzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Jaagup Valgupera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Buzea. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaagup Valgupera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Risto Leinatamm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nechifor Ciurea in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaagup Valgupera in the 69th minute of play forced F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Dumitru Buzea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grimório's Risto Leinatamm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Grimório from getting a goal against them. Grimório's Risto Leinatamm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valeriu Bucurescu in the 79th minute of play. Ander Valvik charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ander Valvik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ander Valvik hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Agur Kadastu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jaagup Valgupera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dumitru Buzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agur Kadastu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Dumitru Buzea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grimório were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA for a fine match.