U18 World League

Alejandro Perez
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alin Curteanu started the match with the kick off. When Volvimos mejores's Bernabe Batista in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dark Prophets's goalie prevented a goal. Dumitru Tolea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natalio Rutenio in the 4th minute. After 6 played minutes Dark Prophets got a freekick which was hit by Alin Curteanu. 7 minutes into the game, Bernabe Batista lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Dumitru Tolea. With a little luck, Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea got control of the ball when Natalio Rutenio tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Nicu Apăvăloaie fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dark Prophets's protests and gave Nicu Apăvăloaie a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Dark Prophets getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nicu Apăvăloaie hit a great ball. Dumitru Tolea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Dark Prophets's Nicu Apăvăloaie got a free kick in the 20th minute. Leo Erramun hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Volvimos mejores's Bruno Cordaro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Atilano Lia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Curteanu in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Volvimos mejores's Feliciano Arnalt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dumitru Tolea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Bruno Cordaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dumitru Tolea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Erramun in the 40th minute. Dumitru Tolea made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Natalio Rutenio sent off a good shot on target. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Batista in the 42nd minute of play. Dumitru Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Cordaro in the 44th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernabe Batista to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Dark Prophets's Sorin Potra got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Natalio Rutenio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Tolea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Dark Prophets getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Nicu Apăvăloaie hit a great ball. After 55 minutes of play, Volvimos mejores's Bernabe Batista made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dumitru Tolea was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Dark Prophets defense, Natalio Rutenio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dumitru Tolea. The Dark Prophets fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dumitru Tolea should have stopped the shot. Dumitru Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Egoi in the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Bernabe Batista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Dark Prophets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Batista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Dumitru Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Batista in the 72nd minute of the match. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Cordaro in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Bernabe Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volvimos mejores fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernabe Batista in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dumitru Tolea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Volvimos mejores's zone, Alin Curteanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atilano Lia came out of the goal and Alin Curteanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dumitru Tolea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natalio Rutenio went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Bruno Cordaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dumitru Tolea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Batista in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Cordaro in the 94th minute of play forced Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Dumitru Tolea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Volvimos mejores walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.