U18 World League

Estadio 15 de Abril
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Ipar started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, C A U was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinicio Frederik to maneuver through the defense. Gigi Trifănucă scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicasio Gergori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute, Ambrosio Acosta 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. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind C A U's goalkeeper Nicasio Gergori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. C A U's Nicasio Gergori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viorel Banciu in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Milcoveanu in the 16th minute of play forced C A U's goalkeeper Nicasio Gergori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in LIVIUS UNITED MLS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! Nicasio Gergori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Zbârciog, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Victor Lluterio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Cornel Levința took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicasio Gergori. C A U's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Jesus Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C A U's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LIVIUS UNITED MLS the free kick. A collision led to C A U getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jesus Ramos hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, C A U's Ivan Gizon seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ivan Gizon the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of C A U protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ivan Gizon had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of C A U:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LIVIUS UNITED MLS:s goal. In the 36th minute there was a penalty for LIVIUS UNITED MLS. Cornel Levința stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nicasio Gergori. 1-2. 39 minutes into the game, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Doru Zbârciog nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicasio Gergori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Gigi Trifănucă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aron Milcoveanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Emanuel Homescu hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinicio Frederik during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Vinicio Frederik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind C A U's goalkeeper Nicasio Gergori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, C A U's goalkeeper Nicasio Gergori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Trifănucă. Gigi Trifănucă's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nicasio Gergori firmly grabbed it by the left post. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Manuel Bojonca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Ipar in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gigi Trifănucă got free with Nicasio Gergori in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of C A U booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Homescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of C A U booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigi Trifănucă didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Milcoveanu in the 87th minute of play forced C A U's goalkeeper Nicasio Gergori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Bojonca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Ipar went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The C A U fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. LIVIUS UNITED MLS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.