U18 World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hector Banegas made the kick off which started today's match. Luca Tache hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Felix Berdaitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Faustino Kelemen took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victor Andriescu. Victor Andriescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Vamo A Calmarno's Hector Banegas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victor Andriescu. That made the score 2-0 after 17 minutes of play. If Hector Banegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Leonardo Gonzalez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Victor Andriescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Banegas in the 25th minute of play. Leonardo Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Găină in the 28th minute of the match. Victor Andriescu didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 31st minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Gigel Paveliuc took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonardo Gonzalez. Leonardo Gonzalez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Robert Covaliu kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Victor Andriescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Banegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Hector Banegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Andriescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Iacob Nedelcea hit a great ball. Faustino Kelemen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Victor Andriescu made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Horaţiu Găină made the kick off in the second half. Vamo A Calmarno's Leandro Guillelme managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Victor Boia in the 55 minute of the game. 62 minutes into the game, Vamo A Calmarno's Felix Berdaitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Andriescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 68 minutes into the match, Vamo A Calmarno's goalkeeper Leonardo Gonzalez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horaţiu Găină. Hector Banegas scored 5-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Andriescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽RAE⚽'s zone, Hector Banegas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Andriescu came out of the goal and Hector Banegas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 73 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Nedelcea. When Hector Banegas came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Vamo A Calmarno 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 Hector Banegas couldn't finish the play. Leonardo Gonzalez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iacob Nedelcea in the 80th minute. Vamo A Calmarno's Leonardo Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Paveliuc in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Felix Berdaitz came free, but Victor Andriescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vamo A Calmarno were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ⚽RAE⚽ for a fine match.