U18 World League

Berca Arena
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) A collision led to -BZF- Petrolul Berca getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Mihai Opriș hit a great ball. After 12 minutes of play, Purple Talents's Charl Mesmaekers made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nistor Arjoca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emmanuel Matthijs in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nistor Arjoca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Mihai Opriș kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Michael Campens. That made the score 2-2 in the 25 minute of play. Michael Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihai Opriș in the 29th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Lucian Abraham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eliodor Birișu charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliodor Birișu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Birișu to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charl Mesmaekers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thibaud Theuniers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 52nd minute, Eliodor Birișu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 53 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Thibaud Theuniers. After 54 minutes of play, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nicolae Pencu made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michael Campens was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nistor Arjoca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charl Mesmaekers, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remco Van Der Elst. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Almăgean during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to -BZF- Petrolul Berca getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Adrian Almăgean hit a great ball. A hard shot 63 in the game by Thibaud Theuniers from a close distance when the talented Nistor Arjoca managed to make a qualified save. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's players were relieved. Michael Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliodor Birișu, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Damian Târban charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damian Târban the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Târban to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Eliodor Birișu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The -BZF- Petrolul Berca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 71 minutes into the game, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nicolae Pencu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Campens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. 75 minutes into the match, Levi Audenaert notched a goal, 5-3, to the right of -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca. Nistor Arjoca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to -BZF- Petrolul Berca getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Nicolae Pencu hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, -BZF- Petrolul Berca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Târban to maneuver through the defense. Purple Talents's Remco Van Der Elst couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for -BZF- Petrolul Berca. The supporters of Purple Talents booed when -BZF- Petrolul Berca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Rada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michael Campens didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nicolae Pencu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Adrian Almăgean was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 94th minute, Adrian Almăgean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nistor Arjoca made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Levi Audenaert sent off a good shot on target. For all the effort they put into the match, the Purple Talents players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for -BZF- Petrolul Berca.