U18 World League

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mathis Bras started the match with the kick off. Bernard Amadieu kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Octave Follain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciprian Petrulean, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rareș Lipan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernard Amadieu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Bălașa having to interfere. Mathis Bras hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The long shot by Ernest Bărcăuan in the 17th minute really tested Octave Follain's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 21st minute Vlad Papadima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octave Follain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mathis Bras hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Bernard Amadieu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marius Bălașa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some careless play in the Juventus Țiu defense, Bernard Amadieu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marius Bălașa. The Juventus Țiu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marius Bălașa should have stopped the shot. Vlad Papadima scored 2-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octave Follain, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda's zone, Ionuț Stuparu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octave Follain came out of the goal and Ionuț Stuparu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Amadieu in the 43rd minute of play. Juventus Țiu's Ciprian Petrulean got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vlad Papadima to make the kick off. Bernard Amadieu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Marius Bălașa made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Mathis Bras kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marius Bălașa. That made the score 2-3 in the 59 minute of play. In the 61st minute, Norbert Mattei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciprian Petrulean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ciprian Petrulean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 71 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda's goal looked a bit too open when Ionuț Stuparu came free, but Octave Follain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathis Bras didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, 『盛世メ名門』Guerrier Panda's Arnold Bouillaud got a free kick in the 73rd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Juventus Țiu lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.