U18 World League

BRADUL
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Petruț Geangu started the match with the kick off. Samuel Quilo struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Marcu Gherasim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CERPA. 10 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Geronimo Aritza came free, but Marcu Gherasim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Geronimo Aritza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcu Gherasim was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Bernabe Arano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calistrat Voican in the 16th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Geronimo Aritza managed to get in a good position for a shot. CERPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Geronimo Aritza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcu Gherasim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Petruț Geangus short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Bernabe Arano to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Filiberto Araoz came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the CERPA 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 Filiberto Araoz couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Virgil Zbârlea got a free kick in the 38th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geronimo Aritza to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafin Luke during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Serafin Luke hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Marcu Gherasim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Aritza in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, CERPA's Serafin Luke got a free kick in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Ciprian Carp shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bernabe Arano 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 FC BRADUL -MM- reached it. Geronimo Aritza might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcu Gherasim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geronimo Aritza ran back to his position shaking his head. CERPA's Bernabe Arano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihăiţă Oroveanu in the 82nd minute of play. Petruț Geangu took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernabe Arano. Bernabe Arano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Genaro Bilintx charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genaro Bilintx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, CERPA's Genaro Bilintx got a free kick in the 96th minute. In the 97th minute, Petruț Geangu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC BRADUL -MM-'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.