U18 World League

NIROSXN Arena
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Remus Pinches kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes AFC Nirosxn 08 got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Ghinescu. After 7 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Niță. Claudiu Iuzbașa scored 2-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emil Lunca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute, Nae Josan 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. In the 25th minute Iustinian Niță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Lunca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Nirosxn 08's Emil Lunca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Pinceel in the 30th minute of play. Emil Lunca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Pinches in the 33rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remus Pinches in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Lunca saved AFC Nirosxn 08 from getting behind. 44 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goal looked a bit too open when Nae Josan came free, but Iordache Sucigan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th play minute Claudiu Radovan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Iordache Sucigan. 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudiu Radovan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Olimpiu Şantău left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Nirosxn 08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 62nd minute Claudiu Radovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Sucigan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Lunca didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 71st minute, which inside left pole to 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nae Josan in the 75th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Iordache Sucigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Toma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Radovan in the 80th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Iordache Sucigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nae Josan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Emil Lunca successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remus Pinceel in the 94th minute of play forced AFC Nirosxn 08's goalkeeper Emil Lunca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Acatar's Iordache Sucigan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Radovan in the 97th minute of play. FC Acatar's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.