U18 World League

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Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gică Boerescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cornel Bodiu in the 5th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Jayson Burnett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Jayson Burnett managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Alex Team's Gică Boerescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Gică Boerescu put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jayson Burnett. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Benjamin Norton got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Adam Abrudan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Cornel Bodiu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jayson Burnett. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. With an all-out effort, Alex Team's Jayson Burnett threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cornel Bodiu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvis Waller in the 22nd minute of play forced Alex Team's goalkeeper Alex Tărâţă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River tu grato nombre's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Cornel Bodiu scored to the left of an out of position Jayson Burnett, making the score, 3-0. The supporters of Alex Team booed when River tu grato nombre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kraig Rasmussen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jayson Burnett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornel Bodiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After having played for 34 minutes, Adam Abrudan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alex Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Abrudan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 37 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Norton. In the 38th minute, River tu grato nombre's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cornel Bodiu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alex Tărâţă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Norton in the 41st minute of play. Alex Team's Alex Tărâţă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Brand in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, River tu grato nombre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Norton to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Benjamin Norton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

55 minutes into the match, Elvis Waller notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Alex Team's Alex Tărâţă. Alex Tărâţă was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alex Team! When the match had been going on for 60 minutes, River tu grato nombre's Calvin Brand got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alex Tărâţă. After 65 played minutes Alex Team got a freekick which was hit by Robert Angheluță. A hard shot by Calvin Brand from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Alex Tărâţă's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 76 minutes into the game, Alex Team's Cornel Bodiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jayson Burnett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Benjamin Norton managed to get in a good position for a shot. River tu grato nombre's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Norton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Tărâţă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When River tu grato nombre's Elvis Waller in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alex Team's goalie prevented a goal. Virgil Achifoaiei charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgil Achifoaiei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes Alex Team got a freekick which was hit by Virgil Achifoaiei. Walter Goodwin charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walter Goodwin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Walter Goodwin. A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Calvin Brand hit a great ball. After 85 minutes, Gică Boerescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alex Team and the River tu grato nombre players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, Gică Boerescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Alex Team booed when River tu grato nombre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calvin Brand didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when Alex Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marin Cantemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Elvis Waller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. River tu grato nombre's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.