U18 World League

STEFAN CEL MARE
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valeriu Goma started the match with the kick off. Quinton Pujol didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Quinton Pujol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriu Goma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Răzvan Pisculescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Quinton Pujol came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DINAMO PLOIESTI reached it. Pio Prieto struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Gelu Galușcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Colegas del Barrio. A collision led to DINAMO PLOIESTI getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Sebastian Orășan hit a great ball. Quinton Pujol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Goma in the 29th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sebastian Pană kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Quinton Pujol. That made the score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Goma in the 38th minute of play forced Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Quinton Pujol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Pană who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Quinton Pujol when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ignacio Jauregui charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignacio Jauregui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ignacio Jauregui hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pio Prieto to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to DINAMO PLOIESTI getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Valeriu Goma hit a great ball. A collision led to DINAMO PLOIESTI getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Răzvan Pisculescu hit a great ball. Gelu Galușcă was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Heriberto Benito. Valeriu Goma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute of the game, Ignacio Jauregui landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Răzvan Pisculescu's late challenge caught a Los Colegas del Barrio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Răzvan Pisculescu helped the player get up and apologised. Răzvan Pisculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Pio Prieto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quinton Pujol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriu Goma in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Pio Prieto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gelu Galușcă was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 79th minute Sebastian Pană shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Pujol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quinton Pujol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pană, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85thth minute of the game Valeriu Goma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Colegas del Barrio's Quinton Pujol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The DINAMO PLOIESTI players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.