U18 World League

Arena Viola
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Boğazova's Afşar Evirgen 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Bilașco during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd minute, one of Viola Invest:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Viola Invest. Florin Enoaia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardahan Mukremin, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Florin Enoaia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Efe Kökten in the 10th minute of play. Boğazova's Ardahan Mukremin got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th match minute, Boğazova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abuzer Özok to maneuver through the defense. Viola Invest's Florin Enoaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşar Evirgen in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Viola Invest's Nechifor Bîndean got a free kick in the 20th minute. If Ferdinand Eftimiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Boğazova booed when Viola Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gelu Covaci didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 minutes, Nechifor Bîndean mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viola Invest and the Boğazova players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Viola Invest getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Nechifor Bîndean hit a great ball. The referee gave Boğazova a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ardahan Mukremin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Viola Invest's Florin Enoaia. 0-1. Doğukan Aktürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marius Bogatu in the 36th minute. In the 41st match minute, Boğazova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baba Baba to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ardahan Mukremin in the 44th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Florin Enoaia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Comșa to make the kick off. Raşit Bozlak charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raşit Bozlak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when Boğazova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raşit Bozlak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, Victor Comșa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Viola Invest fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Raşit Bozlak kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Gelu Covaci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Doğukan Aktürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Viola Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Ardahan Mukremin came free, but Florin Enoaia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Boğazova's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Eftimiu came free, but Doğukan Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Boğazova booed when Viola Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Bilașco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Selim Ilımlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Boğazova's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Comșa came free, but Doğukan Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Boğazova's Afşar Evirgen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florin Enoaia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ferdinand Eftimiu came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Viola Invest 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 Ferdinand Eftimiu couldn't finish the play. Viola Invest succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Boğazova had controlled the match.