U18 World League

Piernitas Liting
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Tono took the kick off in the first half of the match. Higinio Baldovino came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Juventus Țiu's Vlad Papadima. But to his dismay, Vlad Papadima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ciprian Petrulean recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ionuț Stuparu came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Juventus Țiu fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ionuț Stuparu couldn't finish the play. Higinio Baldovino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Papadima, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Claudio Henrico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Juventus Țiu fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Juventus Țiu's Vlad Papadima looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Higinio Baldovino 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 26th minute. Higinio Baldovino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Papadima in the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Cezar Nicolaescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Țiu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guansa the free kick. After 32 played minutes Juventus Țiu got a freekick which was hit by Cezar Nicolaescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Stuparu in the 36th minute of play forced Guansa's goalkeeper Higinio Baldovino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciprian Petrulean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cezar Nicolaescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Higinio Baldovino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Papadima in the 46th minute of play forced Guansa's goalkeeper Higinio Baldovino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vlad Papadima made a kick off. Ciprian Petrulean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Higinio Baldovino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vlad Papadima in the 56th minute. After 58th play minutes Vlad Papadima shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Higinio Baldovino and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 66th minute Ionuț Stuparu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Baldovino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Benito Giro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Bălașa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Juventus Țiu's Ionuț Stuparu in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guansa's goalie prevented a goal. After 76 played minutes Guansa got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Llope. 81 minutes into the match, Guansa's goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Petrulean came free, but Higinio Baldovino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Higinio Baldovino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Petrulean in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match, Vlad Papadima got a very nice opportunity to score, but Higinio Baldovino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vlad Papadima got free with Higinio Baldovino in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marius Bălașa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benito Giro went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Henrico in the 96th minute of play. The Guansa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Juventus Țiu's performance. The match ended with a win for Juventus Țiu.