U18 World League

Ş. PÖH ERHAN KONUK
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) FC Steaua Pildesti's Octav Mergea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Sungurhan Kutyan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POZANTI SPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Steaua Pildesti the free kick. After 4 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Sungurhan Kutyan. In the 6th minute, Ersin Oykut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ersin Oykut fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored POZANTI SPOR's protests and gave Ersin Oykut a yellow card for diving instead. Ersin Oykut hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octav Mergea in the 12th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Kerem Süleyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Andrei Voicescu made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. POZANTI SPOR's Kerem Süleyman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Eric Frântu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sungurhan Kutyan in the 17th minute. Kerem Süleyman came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Steaua Pildesti's Marius Cănănău. But to his dismay, Marius Cănănău quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 23rd minute, Merih Demiralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cornel Rogozea charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cornel Rogozea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Nurkan Belen managed to get in a good position for a shot. POZANTI SPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Nurkan Belen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Frântu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute Rareș Ficsinescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerem Süleyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kerem Süleyman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Cănănău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, POZANTI SPOR's Merih Demiralp got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Octav Mergea came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Steaua Pildesti 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 Octav Mergea couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Cănănău in the 38th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Kerem Süleyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Andrei Voicescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Steaua Pildesti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrei Voicescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, POZANTI SPOR's Murat Kesler got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Robert Achifoaiei fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Steaua Pildesti's protests and gave Robert Achifoaiei a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of POZANTI SPOR booed when FC Steaua Pildesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Achifoaiei didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Marius Cănănău had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kerem Süleyman. POZANTI SPOR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marius Cănănău was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Sungurhan Kutyan hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute, Rareș Ficsinescu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kerem Süleyman. The goal made the score 0-4. The supporters of FC Steaua Pildesti booed when POZANTI SPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Merih Demiralp didn't get a good kick on the ball. POZANTI SPOR's Ersin Oykut got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Valentin Rareș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rareș Ficsinescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kerem Süleyman came out and tried to block the shot, but Rareș Ficsinescu slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 66th minute. Murat Kesler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ersin Oykut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Frântu having to interfere. Kerem Süleyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Cănănău, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. With a little luck, POZANTI SPOR's Kerem Süleyman got control of the ball when Octav Mergea tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to POZANTI SPOR getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Sungurhan Kutyan hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Kerem Süleyman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrei Voicescu. After 95 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Ragıp Bozer.