U18 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henri-Xavier Justus made the kick off which started today's match. Dumitru Tolea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henri-Xavier Justus in the 7th minute of the match. Henri-Xavier Justus struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Dumitru Tolea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fauna Utd. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henri-Xavier Justus in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Tolea saved Dark Prophets from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Yannis Candries notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sorin Potra fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dark Prophets's protests and gave Sorin Potra a yellow card for diving instead. Dumitru Tolea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henri-Xavier Justus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri-Xavier Justus in the 39th minute of play. Yannis Candries fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dumitru Tolea having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Dark Prophets's goal looked a bit too open when Henri-Xavier Justus came free, but Dumitru Tolea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yannis Candries in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Henri-Xavier Justus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dumitru Tolea was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 47th minute Henri-Xavier Justus 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alin Curteanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Henri-Xavier Justus 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. Dumitru Tolea made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Henri-Xavier Justus sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute, Yannis Candries made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Dark Prophets's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Francois Swartenbroekx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute of the match, Henri-Xavier Justus tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dumitru Tolea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Dark Prophets from getting a goal against them. Henri-Xavier Justus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Dumitru Tolea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Julien Demarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dumitru Tolea came out and tried to block the shot, but Julien Demarez slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 76th minute. In the 81st minute, Henri-Xavier Justus got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Francois Swartenbroekx managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fauna Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francois Swartenbroekx was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the last second Dumitru Tolea throw himself and got hold of the ball when Henri-Xavier Justus in the 84thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Fauna Utd's Yannis Candries was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 87th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of Fauna Utd booed when Dark Prophets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Curteanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute Alin Curteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Van Brusselen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Fauna Utd left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dark Prophets.