U18 World League

14 de Abril
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) 8 minutes into the match, Gogo Oskitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iurie Mutu. Academia Rio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gogo Oskitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, Edgardo Bartoli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Old Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia Rio the free kick. Edgardo Bartoli hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the The Old Boys defense, Sever Vintilescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Nesto. The The Old Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Nesto should have stopped the shot. A collision led to The Old Boys getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Edgardo Bartoli hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Sever Vintilescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vicente Nesto. The Old Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sever Vintilescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 30th minute Sever Vintilescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Nesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-4 when János Oltean sped through The Old Boys's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vicente Nesto. Sever Vintilescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Academia Rio fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Academia Rio's János Oltean 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Generoso Koldobika charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Generoso Koldobika the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Old Boys's Generoso Koldobika got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After the first half Academia Rio were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The audience was convinced that Paul Cucu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vicente Nesto was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Vintilescu got free with Vicente Nesto in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, The Old Boys's Gogo Oskitz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Horia Berceanu's late challenge caught a The Old Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horia Berceanu helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes Academia Rio got a freekick which was hit by Horia Berceanu. Vicente Nesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Ozon in the 71st minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Joaquin Mingo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Old Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia Rio the free kick. In the 71st match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Mingo to maneuver through the defense. The Academia Rio fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Academia Rio's János Oltean 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 1-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sever Vintilescu got free with Vicente Nesto in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sever Vintilescu in the 84th minute of play forced The Old Boys's goalkeeper Vicente Nesto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, The Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Cucu came free, but Vicente Nesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cezar Jder kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Sever Vintilescu notched a goal, 1-8, to the right of The Old Boys's Vicente Nesto. Vicente Nesto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Academia Rio could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Old Boys throughout the match.