U18 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aurel Gorunescu started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Manuel Cordera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SAN MARTIN F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 the free kick. Manuel Cordera kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Maximiliano Astudillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurel Gorunescu's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Leontin Cotoi 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: 0-1. After a rather tough play, SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Mauro Ordono got a free kick in the 9th minute. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Cristi Boboc got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristi Boboc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Maximiliano Astudillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iosif Foltea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Roland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Roland in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of SAN MARTIN F.C. booed when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octav Cândroveanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Panait Hrib hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano Astudillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Cotoi in the 30th minute of the match. SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Maximiliano Astudillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Cotoi in the 33rd minute of play. Maximiliano Astudillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 played minutes SAN MARTIN F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Txurio. After 40 played minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Tiberiu Zburlea. Iosif Foltea was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bernardino Ospin. 43 minutes into the match, SAN MARTIN F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurel Gorunescu came free, but Maximiliano Astudillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristi Ciuvică during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abelardo Roland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, SAN MARTIN F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Cordera to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes SAN MARTIN F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Eufrasio. 67 minutes into the match, Manuel Cordera notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea. Iosif Foltea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manuel Cordera might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iosif Foltea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Cordera ran back to his position shaking his head. Manuel Cordera took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iosif Foltea. Iosif Foltea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Cotoi in the 75th minute of play forced SAN MARTIN F.C.'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panait Hrib during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Panait Hrib hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leontin Cotoi during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Leontin Cotoi got a free kick in the 87th minute. Maximiliano Astudillo made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Cristi Boboc sent off a good shot on target. Maximiliano Astudillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Gorunescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.