U18 World League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) If Iustinian Bute had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, João Francisco Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexilhão F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but João Francisco Mota was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabin Enache breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Irinel Țâpu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Marcelinho Matorin made a huge save. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Mexilhão F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Paulo Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC ciufulici's Sabin Enache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Maranhense in the 20th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Irinel Țâpu got free with Marcelinho Matorin in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Mexilhão F. C.'s José Paulo Costa got a free kick in the 24th minute. FC ciufulici's attentive Nicolae Iorgulescu managed to snatch the ball when Manfredo Faria made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. After 37 played minutes Mexilhão F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Campidelis. Sabin Enache made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Costa in the 43rd minute of play. Sabin Enache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edu Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Tremurici to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Francisco Mota in the 51st minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Sabin Enache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Ernest Gheorghiu got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Mexilhão F. C.'s zone, Irinel Țâpu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelinho Matorin came out of the goal and Irinel Țâpu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Mexilhão F. C.'s José Paulo Costa got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Irinel Țâpu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ciufulici's supporters rose to their feet, but Irinel Țâpu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelinho Matorin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toader Corocăescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelinho Matorin having to interfere. Sabin Enache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Francisco Mota in the 68th minute of the match. Toader Corocăescu charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toader Corocăescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Toader Corocăescu got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexilhão F. C.'s José Paulo Costa got a free kick in the 70th minute. Sabin Enache made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Edu Siqueira sent off a good shot on target. Manuel Tremurici recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the game, Emerson Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexilhão F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ciufulici the free kick. Emerson Tavares hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Iustin Şerbănoiu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcelinho Matorin. Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of FC ciufulici booed when Mexilhão F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Paulo Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Manuel Tremurici had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute Irinel Țâpu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Manuel Tremurici managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ciufulici's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Tremurici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelinho Matorin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sabin Enache made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Mota in the 96th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.