U18 World League

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xines Herriaga started the match with the kick off. Xines Herriaga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Flavius Galușcă made a huge save. Taltum FC's Valencia Cifuentes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosmin Valeca in the 5th minute of play. When Xines Herriaga came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Taltum FC 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 Xines Herriaga couldn't finish the play. Silviu Popârcea charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silviu Popârcea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silviu Popârcea kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes MasterBets got a freekick which was hit by Lucrețiu Mălin. 18 minutes into the game, Cosmin Valeca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Valencia Cifuentes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Taltum FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Xines Herriaga hit a great ball. After 22 minutes of play, MasterBets's Cosmin Valeca made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valencia Cifuentes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gică Bucataru kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Dan Dănășel fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MasterBets's protests and gave Dan Dănășel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Dan Dănășel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Jacinto Subijana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Flavius Galușcă successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosmin Valeca in the 37th minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Valencia Cifuentes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valencia Cifuentes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Goicea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valencia Cifuentes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosmin Valeca in the 39th minute of play. Valencia Cifuentes came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by MasterBets's Emil Goicea. But to his dismay, Emil Goicea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Valencia Cifuentes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Valeca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th match minute, Taltum FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Subijana to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Taltum FC's zone, Emil Goicea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valencia Cifuentes came out of the goal and Emil Goicea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

57 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goalkeeper Valencia Cifuentes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Nicolau. 59 minutes into the game, Taltum FC's Xines Herriaga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavius Galușcă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Valencia Cifuentes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosmin Valeca in the 62nd minute of the match. Flavius Galușcă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ordóñez Cuesta, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Silviu Popârcea hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Gică Bucataru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mellington Aniego charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mellington Aniego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Taltum FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mellington Aniego to maneuver through the defense. Xines Herriaga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Galușcă having to interfere. Reyes Villazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Flavius Galușcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, MasterBets's Silviu Popârcea got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Franklin Polo 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. The MasterBets supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MasterBets would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.