U18 World League

Jacks Arena
Spectators: 7856 (Terracing: 5893, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lloyd Robinson started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Academia Rio's János Oltean made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachery MacFarland was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iurie Mutu made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Lloyd Robinson sent off a good shot on target. Paul Cucu charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paul Cucu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, Academia Rio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Cucu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Horia Berceanu got a free kick in the 14th minute. Academia Rio's Iurie Mutu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Academia Rio from getting a goal against them. Monroe Carbajal's late challenge caught a Academia Rio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Monroe Carbajal helped the player get up and apologised. Lloyd Robinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Iurie Mutu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walter Mayberry might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iurie Mutu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Walter Mayberry ran back to his position shaking his head. Zachery MacFarland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Vintilescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Walter Mayberry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sever Vintilescu in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachery MacFarland saved CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sever Vintilescu in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachery MacFarland saved CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Sever Vintilescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachery MacFarland was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Zachery MacFarland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sever Vintilescu in the 27th minute of the match. Petruț Codreanu hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 39 minutes in the game, Benny Fletcher fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Iurie Mutu having to interfere. Iurie Mutu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lloyd Robinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ştefan Petru during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Walter Mayberry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. János Oltean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachery MacFarland having to interfere. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sever Vintilescu in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Sever Vintilescu made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Sever Vintilescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zachery MacFarland was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a little luck, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland got control of the ball when Sever Vintilescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zachery MacFarland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sever Vintilescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Cesar Fujieda got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Academia Rio's Sever Vintilescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zachery MacFarland. Zachery MacFarland yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Sever Vintilescu hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Stuart Espinosa's late challenge caught a Academia Rio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stuart Espinosa helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Stuart Espinosa. In the 67th minute of the match Horia Berceanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zachery MacFarland showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 68 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Walter Mayberry. Zachery MacFarland made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Sever Vintilescu sent off a good shot on target. Lloyd Robinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iurie Mutu having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Walter Mayberry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sever Vintilescu in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zachery MacFarland, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling János Oltean in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachery MacFarland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling János Oltean in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachery MacFarland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Academia Rio's performance. The match ended with a win for Academia Rio.