U18 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gualterio Estebano took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, PLASNIKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasio Diegotxe to maneuver through the defense. Gualterio Estebano hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Horaţiu Găină sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Anastasio Diegotxe hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 22 played minutes, ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Boia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vladimiro Egoitz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ⚽RAE⚽ reached it. Vladimiro Egoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iacob Nedelcea, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Ricardo Herauso notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ⚽RAE⚽'s Victor Andriescu. Victor Andriescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victor Andriescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Diegotxe in the 36th minute of play. If Ricardo Herauso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualterio Estebano got free with Victor Andriescu in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horaţiu Găină fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Egoitz having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Găină stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. PLASNIKE's Vladimiro Egoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Paveliuc in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Horaţiu Găină could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Vladimiro Egoitz however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Horaţiu Găină could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Vladimiro Egoitz however easily saved by the left post. Horaţiu Găină could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Vladimiro Egoitz made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Herauso in the 60th minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Victor Andriescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⚽RAE⚽'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gualterio Estebano was slow to take the kick. During this time PLASNIKE's players had a chance to rest. If Anastasio Diegotxe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute, Anastasio Diegotxe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PLASNIKE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 72nd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iacob Nedelcea to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Nicanor Odilon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PLASNIKE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚽RAE⚽ the free kick. In the 76th minute, Ricardo Herauso made a precise shot to the right of Victor Andriescu. ⚽RAE⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Gigel Paveliuc's late challenge caught a PLASNIKE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gigel Paveliuc helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Paveliuc to maneuver through the defense. Gualterio Estebano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Horaţiu Bălan. Anastasio Diegotxe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victor Andriescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, PLASNIKE could leave the field as winners, despite ⚽RAE⚽ having more of the ball for most of the match.