U18 World League

Hope stadium
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Barbu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Eliodor Bărăian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Hâjdău was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Petruescu in the 12th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, UFC STEAUA's Felix Cosoreanu got control of the ball when Emanuel Barbu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's Corneliu Hurezeanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentin Hâjdău narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Mangra, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes, Eliodor Bărăian made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costică Mangra in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Hope AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Răzvan Verzea to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Mangra, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. If Corneliu Hurezeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Hâjdău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Călin in the 37th minute of the match. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Petruescu in the 38th minute of play. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Petruescu in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Eliodor Bărăian notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Costică Mangra to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneliu Hurezeanu in the 54th minute of play forced Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mugur Petruescu scored 0-5 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valentin Hâjdău, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Hâjdău had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugur Petruescu. Hope AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Petrică Bostan scored to the left of an out of position Valentin Hâjdău, making the score, 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mugur Petruescu got free with Valentin Hâjdău in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mugur Petruescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valentin Hâjdău came out and tried to block the shot, but Mugur Petruescu slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 73rd minute. Valentin Hâjdău made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mircea Dersidan in the 77th minute. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Bostan, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Hope AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Mircea Dersidan scored to the left of an out of position Valentin Hâjdău, making the score, 0-8. Petrică Bostan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Valentin Hâjdău made a huge save. Valentin Hâjdău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costică Mangra in the 93rd minute of the match. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliodor Bărăian in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over UFC STEAUA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hope AFC throughout the match.