U18 World League

Gran Billy
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriu Cucerdean took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 minutes, Ivan Niculescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eantdit FK and the CeciForEver players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Eantdit FK got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Niculescu. Thanks to some nice moves Benigno Jakes could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Ionel Fecioru however easily saved by the left post. After 10 played minutes Eantdit FK got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Bărbat. After a rather tough play, Eantdit FK's Iustinian Găină got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute Luca Crașovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Cucerdean in the 18th minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes, Silvio Paskal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CeciForEver and the Eantdit FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes CeciForEver got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Paskal. After 23 minutes of play, Eantdit FK's Ivan Niculescu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saul Berto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriu Cucerdean in the 32nd minute of play. When CeciForEver's Benigno Jakes in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eantdit FK's goalie prevented a goal. Benigno Jakes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Ionel Fecioru made a huge save. 45 minutes into the match, Valeriu Cucerdean notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of CeciForEver's Saul Berto. Saul Berto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benigno Jakes made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Eantdit FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iustinian Bărbat to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Eantdit FK's Iurie Crușeveanu got a free kick in the 58th minute. CeciForEver's Gaspar Reyes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sever Atanasiu, made in the 60th minute of the game. Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Niculescu in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Eantdit FK's Ivan Niculescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Saul Berto. Saul Berto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. CeciForEver's Saul Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Niculescu in the 72nd minute of play. Segundo Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, Benigno Jakes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ionel Fecioru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ionel Fecioru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Jakes in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Eantdit FK getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Iustinian Găină hit a great ball. Ionel Fecioru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benigno Jakes in the 85th minute of play. Saul Berto made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Valeriu Cucerdean sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeriu Cucerdean got free with Saul Berto in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Eantdit FK defense, Benigno Jakes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ionel Fecioru. The Eantdit FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ionel Fecioru should have stopped the shot. The Eantdit FK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.