U18 World League

Camp of the Victory
Spectators: 7999 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Domenec made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes, Benigno Galoer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luganeros AFC and the UFC Puturoasa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benigno Galoer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Grimalschi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute Mihai Briceag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejo Gaspard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornel Vornic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejo Gaspard having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Prospero Ciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavel Spãtaru kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Cornel Vornic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejo Gaspard having to interfere. UFC Puturoasa's Anton Grimalschi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save UFC Puturoasa from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, Pavel Spãtaru notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Luganeros AFC's Alejo Gaspard. Alejo Gaspard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of UFC Puturoasa booed when Luganeros AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Domenec didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, UFC Puturoasa's Mihai Briceag got a free kick in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Pavel Spãtaru made the kick off in the second half. Alejo Gaspard was a little too slow when Mihai Briceag got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-2. Mihai Briceag could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Alejo Gaspard made a huge save. The supporters of Luganeros AFC booed when UFC Puturoasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandu Botnaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Luganeros AFC's zone, Mihai Briceag stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejo Gaspard came out of the goal and Mihai Briceag tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Benigno Galoer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luganeros AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Benigno Galoer put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Anton Grimalschi. In the 82nd minute, Benigno Galoer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 84th minute Gilberto Domenec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Grimalschi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ariel Sanchez fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luganeros AFC's protests and gave Ariel Sanchez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of UFC Puturoasa booed when Luganeros AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Sanchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Luganeros AFC's Gilberto Domenec got a free kick in the 89th minute. If Eugen Bumbu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alejo Gaspard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Spãtaru in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, UFC Puturoasa failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.