U18 World League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 7638 (Terracing: 5730, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurel Gorunescu kicked off to start the match. Joep van den Bergh's late challenge caught a ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joep van den Bergh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd match minute, SV Balverliefd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joep van den Bergh to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heiko Mulder during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Heiko Mulder hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Maurice Sybring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 17th minute of the match. The supporters of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 booed when SV Balverliefd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joep van den Bergh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Aurel Gorunescu 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 21st minute, Aurel Gorunescu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maurice Sybring. The goal made the score 1-0. Iosif Foltea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berend Tigelaar in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to SV Balverliefd getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Steve Verbeek hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Cristi Boboc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Folker Schreuder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Iosif Foltea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurice Sybring came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Aurel Gorunescu. But to his dismay, Aurel Gorunescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Maurice Sybring took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Cotoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukas Heeringa hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When Cristi Ciuvică came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 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 Cristi Ciuvică couldn't finish the play. Cristi Boboc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Folker Schreuder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iosif Foltea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

When Folker Schreuder fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SV Balverliefd's protests and gave Folker Schreuder a yellow card for diving instead. Folker Schreuder hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Ilie Beraru took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maurice Sybring. SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tiberiu Zburlea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristi Boboc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Maurice Sybring tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leontin Cotoi scored 4-0 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maurice Sybring, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of SV Balverliefd booed when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontin Cotoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steve Verbeek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Iosif Foltea. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Maurice Sybring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Cotoi in the 72nd minute of the match. Maurice Sybring made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristi Boboc in the 74th minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Steve Verbeek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SV Balverliefd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristi Boboc in the 78th minute of play forced SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Maurice Sybring to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurice Sybring took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Cotoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berend Tigelaar in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iosif Foltea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 86th minute, Panait Hrib hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Steve Verbeek from long distance, 87 minutes into the match, got Iosif Foltea's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Folker Schreuder might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iosif Foltea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Folker Schreuder ran back to his position shaking his head. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fully deserved thier win.