U18 World League

Stiubei
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iosif Lăzăroiu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gavino Ondino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugen Brânzaru in the 3rd minute of the match. Niculae Povară made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Castillo in the 6th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saturnino Quinton in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niculae Povară prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gavino Ondino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugen Brânzaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. CF REALCipri's Niculae Povară played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Castillo in the 11th minute of play. After 16 played minutes CF REALCipri got a freekick which was hit by Eugen Brânzaru. Gavino Ondino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Brânzaru in the 25th minute of play. SABALEPLUS's Gavino Ondino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save SABALEPLUS from getting a goal against them. Niculae Povară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinicio Sotil, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes CF REALCipri got a freekick which was hit by Vintilă Giubelean. 34 minutes into the match, Saturnino Quinton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CF REALCipri's Niculae Povară. Niculae Povară was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Eugen Brânzaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niculae Povară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Castillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Cristian Castillo made a precise shot to the right of Niculae Povară. CF REALCipri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Iosif Lăzăroiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saturnino Quinton was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Saturnino Quinton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niculae Povară was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Cristian Castillo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 58th playminute. Gavino Ondino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Brânzaru in the 62nd minute of play. Gavino Ondino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Brânzaru in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Martin Gogu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CF REALCipri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SABALEPLUS the free kick. In the 66th match minute, CF REALCipri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Gogu to maneuver through the defense. Gavino Ondino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Brânzaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Quinton's late challenge caught a CF REALCipri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saturnino Quinton helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes SABALEPLUS got a freekick which was hit by Saturnino Quinton. In the 79th match minute, CF REALCipri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Șerban Alexandru to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Tadeo Eleazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SABALEPLUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeo Eleazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Niculae Povară made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinicio Sotil in the 81st minute. A hard shot by Tadeo Eleazar from long distance, 83 minutes into the match, got Niculae Povară's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 84th match minute, SABALEPLUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Laffitte to maneuver through the defense. After 85 played minutes CF REALCipri got a freekick which was hit by Iosif Lăzăroiu. Niculae Povară came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by SABALEPLUS's Cristian Castillo. But to his dismay, Cristian Castillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 95th minute, Cristian Castillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SABALEPLUS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SABALEPLUS had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.