U18 World League

Winterfell
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Abrudan started the match with the kick off. STARK F.C.'s Aristides Dolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Abrudan in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Abrudan in the 9th minute of play forced STARK F.C.'s goalkeeper Aristides Dolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Janpier kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Niculae Ştercă shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aristides Dolfo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Gianluigi Buffon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alex Team's Lucrețiu Arseanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lucrețiu Arseanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Birjaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Abrudan took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aristides Dolfo. Aristides Dolfo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluigi Buffon in the 29th minute of play forced Alex Team's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Arseanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Carlos Birjaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Arseanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vintilă Baldu fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alex Team's protests and gave Vintilă Baldu a yellow card for diving instead. With 39 minutes on the clock, Vlad Spirea commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 38th minute, one of Alex Team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Alex Team. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for STARK F.C.. Aaron Anselmino stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lucrețiu Arseanu. 1-1. Rosendo Raymundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Lucrețiu Arseanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Humă kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The supporters of Alex Team booed when STARK F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Janpier didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Birjaio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Carlos Birjaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucrețiu Arseanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosendo Raymundo in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Gianluigi Buffon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Lucrețiu Arseanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 60 minutes into the match, Alex Team's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Birjaio came free, but Lucrețiu Arseanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluigi Buffon in the 63rd minute of play forced Alex Team's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Arseanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Carlos Birjaio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STARK F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 70th minute of the match, Moise Udrişte tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aristides Dolfo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Carlos Birjaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rosendo Raymundo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of STARK F.C. booed when Alex Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niculae Ştercă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucrețiu Arseanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Birjaio in the 76th minute of the match. Anselmo Arias took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucrețiu Arseanu. Alex Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of STARK F.C. booed when Alex Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moise Udrişte didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Alex Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Angheluță to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, Ciprian Angheluță was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alex Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave STARK F.C. the free kick. After 95 played minutes, STARK F.C.'s Dalmacio Sal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucrețiu Arseanu 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 STARK F.C. reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Sal in the 96th minute of play forced Alex Team's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Arseanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. STARK F.C. had won after a very even match.