U18 World League

PIETROSUL ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marius Lipan made the kick off which started today's match. Răzvan Şerbănescu 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. Horia Găman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Firmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cecilio Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isidoro Tuste took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Horia Găman. Horia Găman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Tuste in the 21st minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Horia Găman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Cecilio Cordarrell notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Horia Găman. Horia Găman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cecilio Cordarrell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horia Găman having to make a save. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Horia Găman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Tuste in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 played minutes La Mazorca got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Ieltxu. La Mazorca's Clodoveo Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Lipan in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Marius Lipan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Lipan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the match, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Firmo came free, but Horia Găman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Firmo in the 47th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Horia Găman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Mazorca were winning 0-4.

FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Horia Găman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save FC PIETROSUL -MM- from getting a goal against them. La Mazorca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evaristo Cidro in the 56th minute. Evaristo Cidro made a great header on La Mazorca's corner, it was just that FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Horia Găman managed to reach the ball for a save. Horia Găman was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Isidoro Tuste capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isidoro Tuste really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Horia Găman made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Isidoro Tuste sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Ferrando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Horia Găman made a huge save. With a little luck, FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s Horia Găman got control of the ball when Isidoro Tuste tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clodoveo Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Lipan, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Cordarrell in the 85th minute of play forced FC PIETROSUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Horia Găman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Tuste got free with Horia Găman in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horia Găman was a little too slow when Bernardo Firmo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-6. La Mazorca played a much better game than FC PIETROSUL -MM- and deserved their victory. The FC PIETROSUL -MM- players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.