U18 World League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petruț Negrilă made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Kobra TEAM booed when Caballeritos del Baile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Herauso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute Arsenio Cristos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihail Buciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Rodrigo Pes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 12th minute Petruț Negrilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Pes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Pes made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Petruț Negrilă sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Caballeritos del Baile booed when Kobra TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Ciucă didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Arsenio Cristos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caballeritos del Baile's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsenio Cristos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihail Buciu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Negrilă in the 22nd minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Rodrigo Pes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gavril Panțâru got free with Rodrigo Pes in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonides Tulio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Petruț Negrilă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Pes made a huge save. Caballeritos del Baile's Rodrigo Pes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristi Tudorache in the 33rd minute of play. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arsenio Cristos to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Mihail Buciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Gaufred. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Veronica in the 64th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Mihail Buciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Petru Hristea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Pes was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After 75 played minutes Caballeritos del Baile got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Gaufred. In the 77th minute, Leonides Tulio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Pes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petru Hristea, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute Petru Hristea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Pes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Pes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petru Hristea in the 85th minute of play. Rodrigo Pes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Hristea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goal looked a bit too open when Petru Hristea came free, but Rodrigo Pes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kobra TEAM walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.