U18 World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Blanco Pazols made the kick off and thus started the match. Adelio Palomino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 4th minute of play. Adelio Palomino came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Leontin Cotoi. But to his dismay, Leontin Cotoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Gorunescu in the 10th minute of play forced Dragones Celestes's goalkeeper Adelio Palomino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Cotoi came free, but Adelio Palomino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Cotoi in the 16th minute of play forced Dragones Celestes's goalkeeper Adelio Palomino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Roy Elgueta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dragones Celestes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roy Elgueta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute Aurel Gorunescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelio Palomino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roy Elgueta's late challenge caught a ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roy Elgueta helped the player get up and apologised. Adelio Palomino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Gorunescu in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Chițu came free, but Adelio Palomino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Leontin Cotoi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Dragones Celestes's Adelio Palomino. Adelio Palomino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute, Cristi Boboc made a precise shot to the right of Adelio Palomino. Dragones Celestes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Barni Porter hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Adelio Palomino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Gorunescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Cristi Boboc came free, but Adelio Palomino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Dragones Celestes's goal looked a bit too open when Cristi Boboc came free, but Adelio Palomino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some careless play in the Dragones Celestes defense, Aurel Gorunescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adelio Palomino. The Dragones Celestes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adelio Palomino should have stopped the shot. Adelio Palomino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leontin Cotoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Leontin Cotoi got a free kick in the 77th minute. Adelio Palomino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Cotoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Elgueta in the 89th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Iosif Foltea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dragones Celestes's zone, Aurel Gorunescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelio Palomino came out of the goal and Aurel Gorunescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Dragones Celestes fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.