U18 World League

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) 邱城扬 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Vintilă Crivoi came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Stoicii 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 Vintilă Crivoi couldn't finish the play. Stoicii's Vintilă Crivoi got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Anton in the 22nd minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goalkeeper 方海坚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 got a freekick which was hit by 邱城扬. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, 朱凌潮 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's supporters rose to their feet, but 朱凌潮 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florin Boerescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute, Stoicii's Maxim Anton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dumitru Mârza in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 方海坚 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 曾俊建 kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Vintilă Crivoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 方海坚 having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Dumitru Mârza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 方海坚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Maxim Anton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 方海坚. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxim Anton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 方海坚 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 48th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Vintilă Crivoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 方海坚. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vintilă Crivoi ran back to his position shaking his head. After 57 minutes, Felix Zbora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stoicii and the ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Stoicii getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Felix Zbora hit a great ball. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 方海坚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Crivoi in the 62nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 朱凌潮 during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If 邱城扬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 吕风林's late challenge caught a Stoicii's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 吕风林 helped the player get up and apologised. 70 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Zaki came free, but 方海坚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 方海坚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Mârza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute 邱城扬 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florin Boerescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Maxim Anton notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 方海坚. 方海坚 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st match minute, Stoicii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Şoimu to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th match minute, Stoicii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Mârza to maneuver through the defense. 方海坚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Crivoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 方海坚 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Anton in the 92nd minute of the match. Stoicii's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.