U18 World League

Arena Viola
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Sportivo Mela Banco's Simon Isusko 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. Florin Enoaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Isusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Florin Enoaia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Simon Isusko went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Simon Isusko in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florin Enoaia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Florin Enoaia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Isusko in the 20th minute of the match. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Romano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Simon Isusko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Viola Invest's Florin Enoaia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 39th minute, Ambrosio Raymond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the game, Iustinian Brezeanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viola Invest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Mela Banco the free kick. After 41 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Brezeanu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simon Isusko in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florin Enoaia saved Viola Invest from getting behind. When Zeledon Ilazki came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Sportivo Mela Banco 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 Zeledon Ilazki couldn't finish the play. Viola Invest's Florin Enoaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Isusko in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Comșa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Viola Invest's Victor Comșa got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Simon Isusko sped through Viola Invest's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Florin Enoaia. Florin Enoaia made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Simon Isusko sent off a good shot on target. Simon Isusko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Florin Enoaia made a huge save. In the 71stth minute of the game Simon Isusko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Viola Invest's Florin Enoaia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 74 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Eftimiu. In the 77th minute, Simon Isusko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Horea Chiriacescu's late challenge caught a Sportivo Mela Banco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horea Chiriacescu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Viola Invest getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Horea Chiriacescu hit a great ball. After 80 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Florencio Feo. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Florencio Feo hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Nechifor Bîndean came free, but Aurelio Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florin Enoaia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Isusko's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 96th match minute, Viola Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Armanca to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Sportivo Mela Banco could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Viola Invest throughout the match.