U18 World League

El Inodoro
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geronimo Aritza made the kick off which started today's match. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marcu Gherasim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save FC BRADUL -MM- from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Aritza in the 4th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marcu Gherasim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Mihăiţă Oroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernabe Arano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Calistrat Voican shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernabe Arano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Petruț Geangu put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Bernabe Arano. 26 minutes into the game, FC BRADUL -MM-'s Calistrat Voican nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernabe Arano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 34 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 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Marcu Gherasim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcu Gherasim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geronimo Aritza in the 43rd minute of play. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marcu Gherasim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save FC BRADUL -MM- from getting a goal against them. In the 47th match minute, FC BRADUL -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosmin Nicea to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Bernabe Arano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calistrat Voican, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, CERPA's goalkeeper Bernabe Arano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Calistrat Voican. Petruț Geangu came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bernabe Arano could save by the left post. Serafin Luke's late challenge caught a FC BRADUL -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafin Luke helped the player get up and apologised. Petruț Geangu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernabe Arano having to interfere. Marcu Gherasim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geronimo Aritza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Geronimo Aritza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marcu Gherasim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Aritza in the 80th minute of play. Bernabe Arano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Petruț Geangu went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 85th match minute, CERPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Aritza to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Luke came free, but Marcu Gherasim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CERPA's Bernabe Arano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save CERPA from getting a goal against them. The FC BRADUL -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC BRADUL -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.