U18 World League

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcu Petru got the match started through his kick off. Mihail Stroia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Valentine in the 8th minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Marcu Petru in the 12th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The supporters of AFC PunisherS™ booed when Club Atletico Fenix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Martxelin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luisito Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Petru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Ermegildo Matxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mihai Dragomir came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Mihai Dragomir couldn't finish the play. Club Atletico Fenix's Luisito Amor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcu Petru in the 30th minute of play. After 31 minutes Club Atletico Fenix's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mihai Dragomir who took care of the corner kick. 32 minutes into the game, Olimpiu Iacobeanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC PunisherS™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atletico Fenix the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olimpiu Iacobeanu to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the game, Moises Acuña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atletico Fenix's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC PunisherS™ the free kick. Moises Acuña kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. With his leg Luisito Amor managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when AFC PunisherS™'s Ivan Pandele fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angelo Valentine stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Club Atletico Fenix's Angelo Valentine in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC PunisherS™'s goalie prevented a goal. If Mihai Dragomir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the game, Godfredo Seber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atletico Fenix's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC PunisherS™ the free kick. In the 55th match minute, Club Atletico Fenix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Seber to maneuver through the defense. Marcu Petru scored 1-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luisito Amor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute, Moises Acuña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marcu Petru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisito Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Pandele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Araoz during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Atletico Fenix getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Isidro Araoz hit a great ball. Mihai Dragomir took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luisito Amor. Luisito Amor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Club Atletico Fenix's Godfredo Seber got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Fenix's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Pandele came free, but Luisito Amor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luisito Amor came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by AFC PunisherS™'s Marcu Petru. But to his dismay, Marcu Petru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Luisito Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Petru, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC PunisherS™ had won after a very even match.