U18 World League

The Boshel
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilfried Ottens kicked off to start the match. Wilfried Ottenss short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Gigel Bobeica to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Dalwhinnie Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vali Ionaș was slow to take the kick. During this time Rasnita's players had a chance to rest. Vali Ionaș made a great header on Rasnita's corner, it was just that The Dalwhinnie Boys's Arne Tellingen managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Bungescu in the 14th minute of play forced The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Arne Tellingen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erben Spiljard was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of The Dalwhinnie Boys:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rasnita:s goal. The referee gave Rasnita a penalty, 18 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vali Ionaș, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Dalwhinnie Boys's Arne Tellingen. 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Gelu Tăzlăuanu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of The Dalwhinnie Boys's Arne Tellingen. Arne Tellingen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vali Ionaș took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arne Tellingen. The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arne Tellingen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arne Tellingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gelu Tăzlăuanu to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Theo Smeekes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigel Bobeica made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Arne Tellingen made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gelu Tăzlăuanu sent off a good shot on target. The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gelu Tăzlăuanu 60 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4. Gelu Tăzlăuanu hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Arne Tellingen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristinel Bungescu. A hard shot 67 in the game by Gelu Tăzlăuanu from a close distance when the talented Arne Tellingen managed to make a qualified save. The Dalwhinnie Boys's players were relieved. In the 70th play minute Gelu Tăzlăuanu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Arne Tellingen. 1-5. 73 minutes into the match, The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Arne Tellingen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristinel Bungescu. In the 74th minute, Theo Smeekes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Theo Smeekes charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theo Smeekes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Theo Smeekes got a free kick in the 77th minute. Arne Tellingen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu in the 78th minute of play. Arne Tellingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Gelu Tăzlăuanu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Arne Tellingen 83 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, Matei Boldișor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Arne Tellingen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Rasnita's zone, Theo Smeekes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigel Bobeica came out of the goal and Theo Smeekes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gelu Tăzlăuanu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Arne Tellingen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arne Tellingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Tăzlăuanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The Rasnita supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rasnita would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.