U18 World League

Wolves Arena
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armin Trivelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Gigel Urduban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Armin Trivelli sped through Carpathian Wolves's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ionică Alb. PomeziaRamblers's Antonello Melone couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Carpathian Wolves. Ionică Alb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armin Trivelli in the 11th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Sabin Ciomag was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carpathian Wolves's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PomeziaRamblers the free kick. Sabin Ciomag hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Nicu Steriopol, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Carpathian Wolves's Ionică Alb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonello Melone in the 24th minute of play. Ionică Alb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armin Trivelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Fabrizio Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Urduban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PomeziaRamblers's Fabrizio Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Urduban in the 31st minute of play. In the last second Fabrizio Massa throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gigel Urduban in the 34thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Fabrizio Massa made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Constantin Hidișan sent off a good shot on target. After 38 minutes PomeziaRamblers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicu Steriopol who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Carpathian Wolves's corner Nicu Steriopol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabrizio Massa quite easily take care of the ball. In the 41st minute Gigel Urduban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vintilă Ignea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Massa having to interfere. Ionică Alb came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by PomeziaRamblers's Ciro Mastrocola. But to his dismay, Ciro Mastrocola quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gigel Urduban was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute Ciro Mastrocola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionică Alb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ionică Alb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Mastrocola in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carpathian Wolves's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antonello Melone was slow to take the kick. During this time PomeziaRamblers's players had a chance to rest. Carpathian Wolves's Ionică Alb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Carpathian Wolves from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute Constantin Hidișan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute of the match, Ciro Mastrocola tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ionică Alb saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vintilă Ignea charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vintilă Ignea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Vintilă Ignea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Constantin Hidișan made a precise shot to the right of Fabrizio Massa. PomeziaRamblers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. With a little luck, Carpathian Wolves's Ionică Alb got control of the ball when Carlo Giordano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicu Steriopol charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicu Steriopol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Giordano in the 94th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Ionică Alb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PomeziaRamblers had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.