U18 World League

Manicomio
Spectators: 8483 (Terracing: 6364, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) BlueLionesse's Marcu Hagi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Artal Fondos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcu Hagi's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Gorosti Moneda came free, but Șerban Moșanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artal Fondos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihnea Martinaș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Martinaș in the 10th minute of play forced Loco Team FC's goalkeeper Artal Fondos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th match minute, Loco Team FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tancredo Plaza to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Marcu Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot. BlueLionesse's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcu Hagi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artal Fondos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xulio Zaldua's late challenge caught a BlueLionesse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xulio Zaldua helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute of the match Narcis Inculeț shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artal Fondos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Mihnea Martinaș who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loco Team FC's Artal Fondos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Narcis Inculeț hit a great ball. Șerban Moșanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorosti Moneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. BlueLionesse were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Loco Team FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Narcis Inculeț took the corner. The supporters of Loco Team FC booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Stejaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiadoro Zalaeta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Șerban Moșanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Mihnea Martinaș left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BlueLionesse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Marcu Hagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loco Team FC's Artal Fondos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihnea Martinaș in the 40th minute of play. Arnaldo Vado's late challenge caught a BlueLionesse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnaldo Vado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Loco Team FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Arnaldo Vado hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Loco Team FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petrică Pârcălab came free, but Artal Fondos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gorosti Moneda to make the kick off. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Rareș Vuşcan hit a great ball. With a little luck, Loco Team FC's Artal Fondos got control of the ball when Mihnea Martinaș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artal Fondos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Hagi in the 60th minute of play. Artal Fondos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Hagi in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Loco Team FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rik Añel hit a great ball. Loco Team FC's Ruben Cardeñosa was substituted for Tiadoro Zalaeta. Loco Team FC made a substitution. Honorato Paba replaced Haitz Licher. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Loco Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rik Añel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Marcu Hagi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artal Fondos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Mihnea Martinaș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Artal Fondos made a huge save. BlueLionesse's Marcu Hagi managed to work through Loco Team FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Marcu Hagi dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narcis Inculeț got free with Artal Fondos in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute Mihnea Martinaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artal Fondos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Loco Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rik Añel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Loco Team FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Petrică Pârcălab fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mihnea Martinaș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Artal Fondos made a huge save. Mihnea Martinaș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Artal Fondos made a huge save. With a little luck, Loco Team FC's Artal Fondos got control of the ball when Mihnea Martinaș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ticho Anuncibay hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute of the match Narcis Inculeț shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artal Fondos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the BlueLionesse defense, Ruben Cardeñosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Șerban Moșanu. The BlueLionesse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Șerban Moșanu should have stopped the shot. With 95 minutes on the clock, Xulio Zaldua commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Loco Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xulio Zaldua didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as BlueLionesse's Marcu Hagi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artal Fondos. That made the score 1-4 after 98 minutes of play.