U18 World League

PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonathan Aviñante took the kick off in the first half of the match. Horia Găman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iaki Constante, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Horia Găman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Burell, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Lipan in the 13th minute of play forced Rapsodas Red Devils FC's goalkeeper Esquipula Bellmunt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Lipan in the 14th minute of play forced Rapsodas Red Devils FC's goalkeeper Esquipula Bellmunt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute FC PIETROSUL -MM- were awarded a corner. Răzvan Mergea went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rapsodas Red Devils FC's goalie and right to Ciprian Stoicu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a little luck, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Esquipula Bellmunt got control of the ball when Răzvan Şerbănescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Benigno Achueta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horia Găman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 25th minute, Iacob Chinezu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes of play, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Iaki Constante made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horia Găman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esquipula Bellmunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Lipan in the 33rd minute of the match. Marius Lipan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Rapsodas Red Devils FC booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Zeciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 40 minutes into the match, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Kaiet Martiniana came free, but Horia Găman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, FC PIETROSUL -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilie Zeciu to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the match Kaiet Martiniana sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Horia Găman skillfully saved the ball. Horia Găman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iaki Constante, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Aviñante in the 47th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Horia Găman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Esquipula Bellmunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Lipan in the 53rd minute of the match. With 57 minutes on the clock, Gerazan Monje commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. If Jonathan Aviñante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Răzvan Şerbănescu fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s protests and gave Răzvan Şerbănescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rapsodas Red Devils FC booed when FC PIETROSUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Răzvan Şerbănescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romelio Olalde took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Horia Găman. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Esquipula Bellmunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Lipan in the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Marius Lipan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esquipula Bellmunt. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marius Lipan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After having played for 73 minutes, Marius Lipan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Lipan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Benigno Achueta got a free kick in the 80th minute. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.