U18 World League

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Eugen Butuc made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the game, Eugen Butuc recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Behram Erez. Eugen Butuc showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. If Nizam Kutlay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Behram Erez was a little too slow when Eugen Butuc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 2-0. Augustin Alecu succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Eugen Butuc managed to get in a good position for a shot. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Eugen Butuc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Behram Erez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Behram Erez was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Augustin Alecu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Augustin Alecu really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 27th minute Nizam Kutlay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narcis Cozorici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gothic Souls's Behram Erez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugen Butuc in the 29th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Eugen Butuc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Behram Erez was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After 45 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Rahim Atatuğ. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 56 played minutes White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- got a freekick which was hit by Eugen Butuc. Behram Erez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugen Butuc in the 63rd minute of the match. Behram Erez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Șipoș in the 65th minute of play. Narcis Cozorici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Emrah Ezelhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Mustafa Emrah Ezelhan hit a great ball. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gothic Souls! In the 81st minute there was a penalty for White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-. Ivan Mereuță stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Behram Erez. 7-0. Narcis Cozorici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlmi Ümran in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Nizam Kutlay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Narcis Cozorici was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Gothic Souls's zone, Augustin Alecu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Behram Erez came out of the goal and Augustin Alecu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, Augustin Alecu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Behram Erez. Gothic Souls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augustin Alecu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Ilie Măgureanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'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.