U18 World League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Keith Braxton started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Dwayne Clement. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristide Crivac in the 8th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Bradly Gray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Dwayne Clement nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iordache Sfârlea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, bullfinches's goal looked a bit too open when Dwayne Clement came free, but Iordache Sfârlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Keith Braxton. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aristide Crivac in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bradly Gray saved New England Minas from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, bullfinches's Basarab Ioniță sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bradly Gray narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When bullfinches's Basarab Ioniță in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New England Minas's goalie prevented a goal. Ferdinand Luca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Bradly Gray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jim Jennings received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Iordache Sfârlea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iordache Sfârlea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keith Braxton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Basarab Ioniță left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The bullfinches fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aristide Crivac to make the kick off. Iordache Sfârlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Jennings in the 53rd minute of the match. Bradly Gray was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Basarab Ioniță capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Basarab Ioniță really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Clement in the 58th minute of play forced bullfinches's goalkeeper Iordache Sfârlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes of play, bullfinches's Aristide Crivac made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bradly Gray was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 64 played minutes, New England Minas's Oscar Price shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iordache Sfârlea 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 New England Minas reached it. Basarab Ioniță hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the game, Jim Jennings cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Iordache Sfârlea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute, Keith Braxton 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. Bradly Gray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basarab Ioniță in the 83rd minute of the match. Bradly Gray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristide Crivac, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Aristide Crivac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradly Gray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Bradly Gray managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when bullfinches's Ferdinand Luca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bradly Gray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basarab Ioniță, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by DeAngelo Petty during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. DeAngelo Petty hit a great ball.