U18 World League

Nuevo Armalin Estadi
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) If Raúl Gasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Albert Panaitoiu sped through Real Armal F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Siro Casillas. After 19 minutes of play, RED BLUE STAR's Daniel Arapașu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Siro Casillas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raúl Gasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ionuț Moșneanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Casillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Arapașu in the 25th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Sigfrido Teruel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Armal F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RED BLUE STAR the free kick. In the 25th minute, Sigfrido Teruel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siro Casillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Panaitoiu in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Real Armal F.C.'s zone, Ferdinand Pociu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Siro Casillas came out of the goal and Ferdinand Pociu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes into the match, Real Armal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor Răcănel came free, but Siro Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes RED BLUE STAR got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Ştirbu. Siro Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Panaitoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Victor Răcănel made a precise shot to the right of Siro Casillas. Real Armal F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Real Armal F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RED BLUE STAR were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raúl Gasso to strike the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes Real Armal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gilen Sánchez. 58 minutes into the match, Real Armal F.C.'s goalkeeper Siro Casillas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Răcănel. When Real Armal F.C.'s Raúl Gasso, in the 60th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Real Armal F.C.. Ferdinand Pociu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 63rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Sigfrido Teruel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Real Armal F.C. defense, Albert Panaitoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siro Casillas. The Real Armal F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siro Casillas should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Real Armal F.C. booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinand Pociu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, RED BLUE STAR's Emanuel Purcaru got a free kick in the 77th minute. Daniel Arapașu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Siro Casillas made a huge save. Ferdinand Pociu might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Siro Casillas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinand Pociu ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Siro Casillas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When RED BLUE STAR's Victor Răcănel, in the 93rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for RED BLUE STAR. In the 95thth minute of the game Albert Panaitoiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Armal F.C.'s Siro Casillas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 98 minutes into the match, Albert Panaitoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Casillas. Real Armal F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albert Panaitoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6.