U18 World League

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Club Atlético de Newell's Jerome Groom started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Ernest Gheorghiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Edwards saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Jay Holmes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético de Newell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ciufulici the free kick. In the 5th match minute, Club Atlético de Newell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jay Holmes to maneuver through the defense. Ionică Burtea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Edwards having to interfere. Jay Holmes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Philip Bakewell hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Bradley Skipton kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Ionică Burtea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthew Edwards was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Ionică Burtea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Matthew Edwards tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, FC ciufulici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irinel Țâpu to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Philip Bakewell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atlético de Newell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Zackary Dixon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Iustin Şerbănoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iustin Şerbănoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Holmes in the 36th minute of the match. Iosif Slătineanu charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iosif Slătineanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iosif Slătineanu kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Iustin Şerbănoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jay Holmes in the 39th minute of play. Iosif Slătineanu was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to FC ciufulici getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Iosif Slătineanu hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernest Gheorghiu to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Newman came free, but Iustin Şerbănoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthew Edwards made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustinian Bute in the 55th minute of play. Irinel Țâpu's late challenge caught a Club Atlético de Newell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irinel Țâpu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Irinel Țâpu got a free kick in the 58th minute. Brendon Swanson kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Ernest Gheorghiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute Seb Newman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustin Şerbănoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iustin Şerbănoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Bakewell, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Ovidiu Vrânceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Edwards having to interfere. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Philip Bakewell hit a great ball. Ionică Burtea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Edwards having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Philip Bakewell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético de Newell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ciufulici the free kick. FC ciufulici's Ernest Gheorghiu got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC ciufulici's Iustin Şerbănoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC ciufulici from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Iustin Şerbănoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brendon Swanson. Iustin Şerbănoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Newman in the 95th minute of play. 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.