U18 World League

la Bombonera
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Aurel Beșleaga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Daniele Ubriaco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gică Bucataru having to interfere. Ercole Ceresoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Beșleaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Gică Bucataru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Tozzi in the 14th minute of play. CA Boca Jrs's Daniele Ubriaco got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MasterBets's Ilie Dumitrescu was substituted for Aurel Beșleaga. 18 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Tozzi came free, but Gică Bucataru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ercole Ceresoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Dumitrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Tozzi struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Gică Bucataru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA Boca Jrs. With a little luck, MasterBets's Gică Bucataru got control of the ball when Daniele Ubriaco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ercole Ceresoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Geamănu in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Horea Geamănu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Aurelian Mercescu hit a great ball. Ercole Ceresoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Barboni in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Dumitrescu in the 42nd minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Ercole Ceresoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ştefan Barboni charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ştefan Barboni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ştefan Barboni kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dennis Tozzi to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes CA Boca Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Daniele Ubriaco. In the 54th minute, Dennis Tozzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gică Bucataru was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 60th minute, Dennis Tozzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gică Bucataru was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniele Ubriaco in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gică Bucataru prevented the ball from getting in the gole. CA Boca Jrs's Ercole Ceresoli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save CA Boca Jrs from getting a goal against them. When Dennis Tozzi came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the CA Boca Jrs 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 Dennis Tozzi couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Daniele Ubriaco notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of MasterBets's Gică Bucataru. Gică Bucataru was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 81 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Ubriaco came free, but Gică Bucataru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ercole Ceresoli was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Cristi Chivu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristi Chivu really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. In the 90th minute, Cristi Chivu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gică Bucataru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniele Ubriaco went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. MasterBets's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.