U18 World League

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Juventus PTM's Ivan Şumălan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Urzicuța's Martin Racoviceanu got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Virgil Lixandru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Oanță in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Urzicuța booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Şumălan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Octavian Oros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Juventus PTM's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Oanță came free, but Virgil Lixandru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Cornel Bourceanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mircea Avacariței. FC Urzicuța's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cornel Bourceanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Pacuraru in the 33rd minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Oanță in the 35th minute of play. When Dragoş Pacuraru fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Urzicuța's protests and gave Dragoş Pacuraru a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragoş Pacuraru to maneuver through the defense. Cornel Bourceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dragoş Pacuraru made a kick off. Ivan Şumălan kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Urzicuța's Sandu Baltian got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Cornel Bourceanu came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Juventus PTM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cornel Bourceanu couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FC Urzicuța's Mădălin Dogaru got a free kick in the 67th minute. Mircea Avacariței showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornel Bourceanu in the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when FC Urzicuța was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontin Manole didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 77 minutes, Olimpiu Birișu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus PTM and the FC Urzicuța players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus PTM's Olimpiu Birișu got a free kick in the 77th minute. Octavian Oros hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Dan Oanță dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Virgil Lixandru, 2-2. In the 84th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Juventus PTM's Ivan Şumălan made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Avacariței was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Juventus PTM had won after a very even match.