U18 World League

Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Lago got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cristi Boboc hit a great ball. Gilson Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Boboc, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Cícero Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Iosif Foltea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lago in the 17th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Iosif Foltea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilson Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Cotoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Lago in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iosif Foltea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilson Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 27th minute of the match. Bruno Lago might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iosif Foltea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Lago ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st match minute, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Chițu to maneuver through the defense. Filip Chițu kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aurel Gorunescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Leontin Cotoi kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Iosif Foltea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Lago in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Cotoi in the 60th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Gilson Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi in the 63rd minute of play. Gilson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 64th minute of play. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Bruno Lago got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Lino Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Bruno Lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iosif Foltea. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruno Lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Cristi Boboc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Gilson Arósio made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lago in the 91st minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Iosif Foltea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Ilie Beraru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iosif Foltea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.