U18 World League

Monumental de Palet
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristian Macaneață got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, FC MeHigh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codrin Cucerdean to maneuver through the defense. Galeno Arcaute fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nae Fundătoreanu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Onaca in the 10th minute of play forced Todos al Fondo's goalkeeper Gianluigi Palet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Palet came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by FC MeHigh's Codrin Cucerdean. But to his dismay, Codrin Cucerdean quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Gianluigi Palet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Curteanu in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Macaneață in the 25th minute of play forced Todos al Fondo's goalkeeper Gianluigi Palet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moise Mihele hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After 28 played minutes Todos al Fondo got a freekick which was hit by Galeno Arcaute. A collision led to FC MeHigh getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Silviu Săraru hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC MeHigh defense, Zunbeltz Bilbao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nae Fundătoreanu. The FC MeHigh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nae Fundătoreanu should have stopped the shot. Gianluigi Palet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Onaca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Palet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Onaca in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, FC MeHigh's Traian Onaca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluigi Palet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 45th minute, Cristian Macaneață ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Palet was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After the first half FC MeHigh were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zunbeltz Bilbao was the one to do the kick off. Naike Caborredondo kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Gianluigi Palet successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gianluigi Palet made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Codrin Cucerdean sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Macaneață had several of the Todos al Fondo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed Gianluigi Palet as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 58th match minute, FC MeHigh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Brașoveanu to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Brașoveanu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Ivan Brașoveanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 64 minutes, Xantalen Arriano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Todos al Fondo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xantalen Arriano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nae Fundătoreanu came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Todos al Fondo's Zunbeltz Bilbao. But to his dismay, Zunbeltz Bilbao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. 78 minutes into the match, Todos al Fondo's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Cucerdean came free, but Gianluigi Palet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Curteanu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gianluigi Palet came out and tried to block the shot, but George Curteanu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 84th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as FC MeHigh's Cristian Macaneață slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gianluigi Palet. That made the score 2-6 after 89 minutes of play. Gianluigi Palet made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Cristian Macaneață sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded FC MeHigh left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Todos al Fondo.