U18 World League

Juresti
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Iordache Sfârlea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Renzo Jurgen's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 7 minutes into the match, Aristide Crivac dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roko Divjak, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Gabriel Enciu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in NK FOLKROLA's zone, Aristide Crivac stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roko Divjak came out of the goal and Aristide Crivac tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergiu Ştef kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After 21 minutes, Aristide Crivac made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. NK FOLKROLA's Roko Divjak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ştefan Ciuvică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aristide Crivac got free with Roko Divjak in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Blaž Rakar hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Renzo Jurgen notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Uptown Otters's Iordache Sfârlea. Iordache Sfârlea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Blažo Conič blasted a shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iordache Sfârlea having to make a save. If Aristide Crivac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 56th play minute Renzo Jurgen came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Iordache Sfârlea. 2-2. After 59 minutes, Hasan Živković mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK FOLKROLA and the Uptown Otters players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Hasan Živković hit a great ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Aristide Crivac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK FOLKROLA's Roko Divjak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iordache Sfârlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Živković in the 80th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Aristide Crivac had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roko Divjak. NK FOLKROLA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristide Crivac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Ferdinand Luca scored 4-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roko Divjak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aristide Crivac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roko Divjak having to interfere. Roko Divjak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Luca in the 96th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Uptown Otters had won after a very even match.