U18 World League

Estadio Ivan Ramljak
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Abel Quinteros made the kick off and thus started the match. LIVIUS UNITED MLS were furious when Gelu Orădan was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 4th match minute, LIVIUS UNITED MLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gelu Orădan to maneuver through the defense. Eleuterio Lohitzun, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ionică Verzea came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by • El Croacia fobal club •'s Ruperto Lico. But to his dismay, Ruperto Lico quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Eleuterio Lohitzun was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Paulino Sazon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ionică Verzea, 2-0. Ruperto Lico kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 20thth minute. Though ot was a great shot LIVIUS UNITED MLS's keeper Ionică Verzea was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Abel Quinteros hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

If Gigi Trifănucă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruperto Lico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eleuterio Lohitzun kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Baltasar Crispo made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Gigi Trifănucă sent off a good shot on target. After 63 minutes, Rolando Silvanito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the • El Croacia fobal club • and the LIVIUS UNITED MLS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, • El Croacia fobal club • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Silvanito to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of LIVIUS UNITED MLS booed when • El Croacia fobal club • was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Lohitzun didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Baltasar Crispo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Trifănucă. When Gigi Trifănucă came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the LIVIUS UNITED MLS 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 Gigi Trifănucă couldn't finish the play. Ionică Verzea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Lico, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Ruperto Lico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionică Verzea having to interfere. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Ionică Verzea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Quinteros in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abel Quinteros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionică Verzea was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.