U18 World League

Olympus Stadium
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlando Henric took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Trinidad 4.7's Alfonso Odol got control of the ball when Marin Lepuș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisc Trăilă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Isaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vintilă Vârlan in the 14th minute of play forced Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Alfonso Odol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pedro Ferrando fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trinidad 4.7's protests and gave Pedro Ferrando a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th minute, Pedro Ferrando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iulian Chiliman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Alfonso Odol made a huge save. Alfonso Odol was a little too slow when Vintilă Vârlan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. 25 minutes into the game, Trinidad 4.7's Pedro Ferrando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francisc Trăilă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Alfonso Odol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Chiliman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Ferrando kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Francisc Trăilă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Romanian Gods™'s Vintilă Vârlan got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Igor Baleren's late challenge caught a Romanian Gods™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Baleren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Trinidad 4.7 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Baleren to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Odol was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Vintilă Vârlan. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to Trinidad 4.7 getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Igor Baleren hit a great ball. Vintilă Vârlan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alfonso Odol. Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Francisc Trăilă was a little too slow when Orlando Henric got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 2-2. After 66 played minutes Trinidad 4.7 got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Ferrando. Alfonso Odol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vintilă Vârlan in the 68th minute of play. Alfonso Odol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Zbârciog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Trinidad 4.7 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Pedro Ferrando hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Albano Isaio came free, but Francisc Trăilă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Odol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Zbârciog in the 75th minute of the match. Abelardo Jakes kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Iulian Chiliman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Alfonso Odol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfonso Odol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Vârlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iulian Chiliman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Alfonso Odol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Iulian Chiliman came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Romanian Gods™ 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 Iulian Chiliman couldn't finish the play. Ernest Gogu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Trinidad 4.7 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.