U18 World League

San Siro Stadio
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Marian Drogoreanu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Hocine Halimi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Hocine Halimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Constantin Maniu managed to get in a good position for a shot. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Constantin Maniu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Larbi Deghmani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 9 minutes in the game, Mihăiţă Voina fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Larbi Deghmani having to interfere. Marian Drogoreanu's late challenge caught a Salmiyah Power's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Drogoreanu helped the player get up and apologised. Marian Drogoreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Florin Suşu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amrani Bezzaz in the 11th minute of play. Halim Djamel hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Amrani Bezzaz got a free kick in the 14th minute. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Dinu Bungescu got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Amrani Bezzaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florin Suşu was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Halim Djamel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Constantin Maniu managed to get in a good position for a shot. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Constantin Maniu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Larbi Deghmani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Mihăiţă Voina got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Amrani Bezzaz came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Salmiyah Power 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 Amrani Bezzaz couldn't finish the play. Marian Drogoreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Larbi Deghmani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amrani Bezzaz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ernest Stamatiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nouara Djahnine during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of YR☆ Rossoneri™ booed when Salmiyah Power was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nouara Djahnine didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salmiyah Power's Larbi Deghmani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Drogoreanu in the 56th minute of play. Mihăiţă Voina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Rachid Bouziane got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Amrani Bezzaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernest Stamatiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larbi Deghmani having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s Marian Drogoreanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Larbi Deghmani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Amrani Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amrani Bezzaz struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Florin Suşu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salmiyah Power. If Mihăiţă Voina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dinu Bungescu in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Larbi Deghmani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amrani Bezzaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. YR☆ Rossoneri™ were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Salmiyah Power to leave the ground with a draw.