U18 World League

Academia RIO
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Roman Holbrook hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th 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 5 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Stuart Espinosa. 9 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Zachery MacFarland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sever Vintilescu. If János Oltean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iurie Mutu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brandon McCauley in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Nae Martinescu got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 14 played minutes, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Lloyd Robinson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iurie Mutu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI reached it. János Oltean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Academia Rio's goalkeeper Iurie Mutu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Academia Rio's János Oltean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachery MacFarland narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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. In the 26thth minute of the game Sever Vintilescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cezar Jder kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Fletcher in the 33rd minute of play forced Academia Rio's goalkeeper Iurie Mutu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iurie Mutu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Fletcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 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 34th minute. Brandon McCauley 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. With his leg Zachery MacFarland managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Academia Rio's Sever Vintilescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brandon McCauley to make the kick off. In the 50th minute Marian Ozon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachery MacFarland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sever Vintilescu in the 53rd 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. Zachery MacFarland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sever Vintilescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zachery MacFarland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from János Oltean in the 56th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Andy Brooks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Myles Honeycutt hit a great ball. Zachery MacFarland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sever Vintilescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Brandon McCauley reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Iurie Mutu. The goal made the score 0-1. In the 95thth minute of the game Sever Vintilescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.