U18 World League

熊猫公园球场
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) 曲棋耀 made the kick off and thus started the match. 康坚剑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when 康坚剑 got free with Nae Fundătoreanu in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of 江苏YZJ联队 booed when FC MeHigh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrei Tăzlăuanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute of the match, 方振南 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nae Fundătoreanu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A nice corner shot did that 庄斐西 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nae Fundătoreanu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 13 minutes of play, FC MeHigh's Cristian Macaneață made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 吕飞泉 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silviu Săraru hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. When George Curteanu fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MeHigh's protests and gave George Curteanu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC MeHigh's George Curteanu got a free kick in the 25th minute. 史庭斐 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nae Fundătoreanu having to make a save. After 32 played minutes 江苏YZJ联队 got a freekick which was hit by 史庭斐. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, 康坚剑 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 江苏YZJ联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 康坚剑 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nae Fundătoreanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nae Fundătoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 方振南 in the 37th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Cristian Macaneață had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 吕飞泉. 江苏YZJ联队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Macaneață was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Macaneață in the 46th minute of play forced 江苏YZJ联队's goalkeeper 吕飞泉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Cristian Macaneață made the kick off in the second half. 邓邦竞 kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 吕飞泉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Călin Irimia in the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, 江苏YZJ联队's goalkeeper 吕飞泉 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by George Curteanu. FC MeHigh's Codrin Cucerdean pulled a muscle in his back after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 康坚剑's late challenge caught a FC MeHigh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 康坚剑 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, 江苏YZJ联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 康坚剑 to maneuver through the defense. When Cristian Macaneață fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MeHigh's protests and gave Cristian Macaneață a yellow card for diving instead. FC MeHigh's Nae Fundătoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 史庭斐 in the 65th minute of play. 曲棋耀 took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nae Fundătoreanu. Nae Fundătoreanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. George Curteanu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 吕飞泉 came out and tried to block the shot, but George Curteanu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 70th minute. FC MeHigh's Nae Fundătoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 史庭斐 in the 78th minute of play. Nae Fundătoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 方振南 in the 81st minute of play. After 83 minutes of play, 江苏YZJ联队's 史庭斐 made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nae Fundătoreanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 89 minutes, Călin Irimia made it 3-4 with a short kick to the right side. 江苏YZJ联队's 吕飞泉 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of FC MeHigh booed when 江苏YZJ联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庄斐西 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC MeHigh players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.