U18 World League

PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Desiderio Beltza made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of FC PIETROSUL -MM- booed when Noqueces FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Cisco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horia Găman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Cisco, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 24 played minutes Noqueces FC got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Lluc. After some careless play in the FC PIETROSUL -MM- defense, Victorino Cisco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horia Găman. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horia Găman should have stopped the shot. After 35 minutes of play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Marius Lipan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lázaro Chus was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Marius Lipan got a free kick in the 39th minute. The Noqueces FC fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Noqueces FC's Desiderio Beltza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Noqueces FC were winning 1-2.

Desiderio Beltza charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Desiderio Beltza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Noqueces FC's zone, Marius Lipan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Chus came out of the goal and Marius Lipan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC PIETROSUL -MM- booed when Noqueces FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Lain didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute Desiderio Beltza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horia Găman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Răzvan Şerbănescu in the 64th minute of play forced Noqueces FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Chus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desiderio Beltza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Horia Găman 71 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s zone, Victorino Cisco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horia Găman came out of the goal and Victorino Cisco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the FC PIETROSUL -MM- defense, Victorino Cisco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horia Găman. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horia Găman should have stopped the shot. With 78 minutes on the clock, Ilie Zeciu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorino Cisco got free with Horia Găman in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 86 minutes, Desiderio Beltza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Noqueces FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Desiderio Beltza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Horia Găman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victorino Cisco went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score.