U18 World League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Severino Di Giovanni got the match started through his kick off. Santo Cayo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Club de la Serpiente defense, Leontin Cotoi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Cayo. The Club de la Serpiente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Cayo should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 booed when Club de la Serpiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Laurgain didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Cayo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cătălin Nicolae. Santo Cayo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Di Giovanni in the 14th 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. Cristo Cordeal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Foltea having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Ruperto Madaleno 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 Ruperto Madaleno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Domingos Laurgain charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingos Laurgain the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Domingos Laurgain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Club de la Serpiente booed when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ioan Diaconescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Cayo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 29th minute of play. Santo Cayo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi in the 31st minute of play. After 36 played minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Leontin Cotoi. Iosif Foltea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Di Giovanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severino Di Giovanni in the 48th 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurel Gorunescu made a kick off. Severino Di Giovanni struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Iosif Foltea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club de la Serpiente. Iosif Foltea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Di Giovanni's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Domingos Laurgain took the ball and in the 59 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 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ioan Diaconescu in the 63rd minute of play forced Club de la Serpiente's goalkeeper Santo Cayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 booed when Club de la Serpiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruperto Madaleno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filip Chițu's late challenge caught a Club de la Serpiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip Chițu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Chițu to maneuver through the defense. Aurel Gorunescu's late challenge caught a Club de la Serpiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurel Gorunescu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Aurel Gorunescu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Aurel Gorunescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88thth minute of the game Severino Di Giovanni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iosif Foltea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 93rd minute of play. After 96 played minutes, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Cătălin Nicolae shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Santo Cayo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 reached it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Club de la Serpiente eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.