U18 World League

Black Forest
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Liviu Achimescu made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Mannie Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ion Crivac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fabian Isăcescu fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Owls's protests and gave Fabian Isăcescu a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes The Owls got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Isăcescu. With a little luck, Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello got control of the ball when Liviu Achimescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Huștea in the 10th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicholas Abello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Vornicu in the 13th minute of play. When Valerio Abecia fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Empate's protests and gave Valerio Abecia a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Valerio Abecia. Nicholas Abello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Vornicu in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Traian Arsene cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nicholas Abello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ion Crivac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Abascal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Nicholas Abello was a little too slow when Liviu Achimescu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-0. Liviu Huștea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liviu Achimescu. Nicholas Abello was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Bogdan Vornicu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bogdan Vornicu really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Nicholas Abello didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. 42 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Huștea came free, but Nicholas Abello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, The Owls's Liviu Huștea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicholas Abello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Nicholas Abello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Achimescu in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Bogdan Vornicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicholas Abello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Achimescu in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Traian Arsene notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello. Nicholas Abello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicholas Abello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Huștea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicholas Abello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Arsene in the 67th minute of the match. Nicholas Abello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Achimescu in the 69th minute of the match. Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Huștea in the 70th minute of play. Nicholas Abello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Vornicu in the 74th minute of the match. Marius Proca charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marius Proca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marius Proca hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, The Owls's Marius Proca seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Marius Proca the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Owls protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Marius Proca had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Ion Crivac, was totally fooled by Deportivo Empate's Mannie Abella, who 86 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Liviu Huștea hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Huștea in the 94th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Liviu Achimescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Nicholas Abello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Owls had played much better football throughout.