U18 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Remus Ticulescu in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bedih Sefik, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Pompiliu Vizitiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfat Ercan in the 22nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Radu Dacian managed to get in a good position for a shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters rose to their feet, but Radu Dacian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bedih Sefik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the match, Rıfat Ercan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pompiliu Vizitiu. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rıfat Ercan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandu Onciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rıfat Ercan to make the kick off. Bedih Sefik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Aurelianu in the 51st minute of the match. In the 54th minute Horaţiu Aurelianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedih Sefik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Rıfat Ercan managed to get in a good position for a shot. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's supporters rose to their feet, but Rıfat Ercan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pompiliu Vizitiu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th minute Laurențiu Plăcintă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedih Sefik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bedih Sefik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radu Dacian, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Horaţiu Aurelianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedih Sefik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bedih Sefik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Ticulescu in the 68th minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Laurențiu Plăcintă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L and the ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bedih Sefik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurențiu Plăcintă in the 76th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Ticulescu came free, but Bedih Sefik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mai Sugoi hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Bedih Sefik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remus Ticulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 92 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when İzzet Albayrak came free, but Pompiliu Vizitiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Bedih Sefik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Aurelianu in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Aurelianu came free, but Bedih Sefik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.