U18 League

San Siro
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filippo Inzaghi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippo Inzaghi in the 10th minute of play forced Arabesque -MM-'s goalkeeper Corneliu Plopșor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filippo Inzaghi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Corneliu Plopșor when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alin Medrea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Corneliu Plopșor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ionică Dejeu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Beraru in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Arabesque -MM- getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Iacob Frânculescu hit a great ball. Ion Todericiu hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Corneliu Plopșor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Griguță, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Ionică Dejeu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Maghear, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd match minute, Milan Futuro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Buhuș to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the game, one of Milan Futuro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Corneliu Plopșor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filippo Inzaghi in the 41st minute. Milan Futuro's Filippo Inzaghi was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 42nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduard Beraru made a kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Milan Futuro's Filippo Inzaghi made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Corneliu Plopșor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arabesque -MM-'s Corneliu Plopșor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Inzaghi in the 61st minute of play. Corneliu Plopșor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Inzaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Milan Futuro's zone, Marcel Maghear stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionică Dejeu came out of the goal and Marcel Maghear tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arabesque -MM-'s goalkeeper Corneliu Plopșor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Filippo Inzaghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicu Agud scored 5-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Corneliu Plopșor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ionică Dejeu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Onciu in the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Arabesque -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Inzaghi came free, but Corneliu Plopșor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Filippo Inzaghi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Corneliu Plopșor was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Milan Futuro's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.