U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 8588 (Terracing: 6442, Seating: 1975, VIP seats: 171) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcu Hagi kicked off to start the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Ronald Mac Donald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☢️ Jeringa Fc☢️'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronald Mac Donald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tuculito Lamido kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Marcu Hagi hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, BlueLionesse's Grigore Ciorbea seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Grigore Ciorbea the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BlueLionesse protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Grigore Ciorbea had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in BlueLionesse fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Șerban Moșanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tuculito Lamido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro Catalán came free, but Șerban Moșanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihnea Martinaș got free with Arnulfo Erdiano in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Pedro Catalán hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Patricio Guib cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Șerban Moșanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ronald Mac Donald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Șerban Moșanu having to interfere. Arnulfo Erdiano made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Marcu Hagi sent off a good shot on target. The BlueLionesse players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ☢️ Jeringa Fc☢️ were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Pedro Catalán stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Codruț Beca got a free kick in the 50th minute. 51 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Șerban Moșanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronald Mac Donald. Ronald Mac Donald took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Șerban Moșanu. BlueLionesse's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ronald Mac Donald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Valeriu Iuzbașa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valeriu Iuzbașa hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ☢️ Jeringa Fc☢️'s Conrado Honrio got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute Ronald Mac Donald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Șerban Moșanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihnea Martinaș hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a little luck, BlueLionesse's Șerban Moșanu got control of the ball when José Pedro Catalán tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Dolcet got free with Șerban Moșanu in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Pedro Catalán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Șerban Moșanu having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded ☢️ Jeringa Fc☢️ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BlueLionesse.