U18 World League

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Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Maarten Stekelenburg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Zbughină in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Robert Zbughină shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maarten Stekelenburg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Maarten Stekelenburg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marioara Birligea in the 10th minute of play. Emilio Darien hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute of the match Mihai Opriș sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maarten Stekelenburg skillfully saved the ball. Robert Zbughină received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Maarten Stekelenburg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marioara Birligea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maarten Stekelenburg was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guido Quinteros during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute of the match, Florentino Muno got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nistor Arjoca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Robert Zbughină in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goalie prevented a goal. Jose Barea hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Jose Barea fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's protests and gave Jose Barea a yellow card for diving instead. 45 minutes into the game, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Robert Zbughină nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maarten Stekelenburg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 51st match minute, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Bonadona to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Adrian Almăgean reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maarten Stekelenburg. The goal made the score 0-2. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Robert Zbughină got a free kick in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Florentino Muno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Nistor Arjoca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maarten Stekelenburg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marioara Birligea showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 73 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florentino Muno during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Florentino Muno hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes in the game, Marioara Birligea dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of -BZF- Petrolul Berca booed when Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Darien didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 played minutes, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Eliodor Birișu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg 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 -BZF- Petrolul Berca reached it. The crowd rose to their feet as -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Robert Zbughină slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maarten Stekelenburg. That made the score 1-4 after 81 minutes of play. Maarten Stekelenburg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Almăgean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of -BZF- Petrolul Berca booed when Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Tolino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maarten Stekelenburg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eliodor Birișu. Jose Barea kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Marioara Birligea had several of the Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 91 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Maarten Stekelenburg as he didn't even see the shot coming. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Darien in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. -BZF- Petrolul Berca had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.