U18 World League

APSHA ARENA
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marko Bagnyuk kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Steaua Bucuresti -MM- getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eugen Mustăcilă hit a great ball. Emil Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Bagnyuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Frânculescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marko Bagnyuk's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Emil Frânculescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Basarab in the 11th minute of play. After 15 minutes, Bogdan Sokyrka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. SPERANTZA and the Steaua Bucuresti -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bogdan Sokyrka kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Andrei Macarie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Arkhyp Pyatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrei Macarie might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dmytro Mykulyak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrei Macarie ran back to his position shaking his head. Edgar Basarab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Mykulyak having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, F.C. SPERANTZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmytro Dmytruk to maneuver through the defense. After 24 minutes of play, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Augustin Sârban made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 27 minutes of play, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Basarab in the 31st minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Augustin Sârban made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vasyl Vovk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Mykulyak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Andrei Macarie made the kick off in the second half. Dmytro Mykulyak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Șerban Bivolaru in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dmytro Mykulyak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dmytro Mykulyak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrei Macarie showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 60 minute of play. In the 63rd minute, David Fințescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Sokyrka in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Edgar Basarab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasyl Vovk in the 71st minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasyl Vovk took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Frânculescu. Emil Frânculescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. Dmytro Mykulyak was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Andrei Macarie capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrei Macarie really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. 79 minutes into the game, Edgar Basarab was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. SPERANTZA the free kick. In the 79th match minute, Steaua Bucuresti -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Basarab to maneuver through the defense. Emil Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svyatoslav Chayka in the 80th minute of the match. Andrei Macarie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dmytro Mykulyak came out and tried to block the shot, but Andrei Macarie slotted it home off the left post making it 1-8 in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute, Augustin Sârban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmytro Mykulyak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-9. When Andrei Macarie came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Steaua Bucuresti -MM- 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 Andrei Macarie couldn't finish the play. 96 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augustin Sârban. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Steaua Bucuresti -MM- eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.