U18 World League

BARRIO LAS LILAS
Spectators: 6829 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 100) 4 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Rito came free, but Cătălin Dăianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amado Tome in the 6th minute. The corner led LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Amado Tome to fire away a dangerous shot which Cătălin Dăianu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the FC GURZUN defense, Saverio Caradaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cătălin Dăianu. The FC GURZUN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cătălin Dăianu should have stopped the shot. Mihail Ifrim hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Cătălin Dăianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Rito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viorel Brădescu charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viorel Brădescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP booed when FC GURZUN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viorel Brădescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 18th minute of play forced LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's goalkeeper Domingo Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augustin Gorjanu succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After 24 played minutes FC GURZUN got a freekick which was hit by Mihail Ifrim. In the 25th minute, Simon Rito fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Rolando Berenguer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Cătălin Dăianu made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Saverio Caradaro made a precise shot to the right of Cătălin Dăianu. FC GURZUN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Domingo Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Cătălin Dăianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Etxahun, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the game, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Pablo Etxahun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Dăianu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 45th minute of play forced LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's goalkeeper Domingo Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Domingo Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Saverio Caradaro to strike the kick off in the second half. Domingo Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Gorjanu in the 53rd minute of the match. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Domingo Maria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Moises Maureo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Moises Maureo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Moises Maureo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Moises Maureo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Domingo Maria was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mihail Ifrim. After a rather tough play, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Saverio Caradaro got a free kick in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Fabian Ishmael got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Iustinian Drăghincescu scored 3-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Domingo Maria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Pablo Etxahun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cătălin Dăianu. FC GURZUN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Etxahun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 78th minute, Laurențiu Urdeş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, FC GURZUN's Cristinel Trapcea ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Domingo Maria. Domingo Maria yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Rito in the 89th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Cătălin Dăianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amado Tome to maneuver through the defense.