U18 World League

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Lluis started the match with the kick off. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Aurel Nenciu got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aurel Nenciu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Narciso Montel made a huge save. Manole Constantinescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Narciso Montel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olimpiu Ignea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Dolfo in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Iker Rolado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Ignea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match, Aurel Nenciu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narciso Montel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Narciso Montel made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nicu Isăilă sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manole Constantinescu in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Montel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Narciso Montel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Pantiș in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Pantiș came free, but Narciso Montel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Montel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pompiliu Pantiș, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Iker Rolado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olimpiu Ignea. FC Politehnica Timisoara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iker Rolado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurel Nenciu got free with Narciso Montel in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Manole Constantinescu took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Narciso Montel to make any attempt to save it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Narciso Montel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Pantiș in the 56th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nicu Isăilă came free, but Narciso Montel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Nenciu came free, but Narciso Montel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Harhoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marius Harhoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marius Harhoiu hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Narciso Montel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Nenciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Lino Lluis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Olimpiu Ignea, passed just outside the right post. If Aurel Nenciu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Nenciu in the 74th minute of play forced C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Narciso Montel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A.P.J.'s Narciso Montel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Constantinescu in the 77th minute of play. Narciso Montel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Constantinescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Montel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Isăilă in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Nenciu came free, but Narciso Montel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Aurel Nenciu got a free kick in the 84th minute. Narciso Montel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Pantiș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Montel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Constantinescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Aurel Nenciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Montel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see FC Politehnica Timisoara lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.