U18 World League

Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mircea Pușcariu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gwidon Bronder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mircea Pușcariu in the 4th minute of play. Gwidon Bronder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircea Pușcariu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Gwidon Bronder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mircea Pușcariu in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidiu Agulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 9th play minutes Mateusz Milko shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Eugen Spoială and just under the crossbar into goal. Doru Opincaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Gwidon Bronder made a huge save. In the 20th minute, FC Maci -MM-'s Mircea Pușcariu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gwidon Bronder. Gwidon Bronder yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Gwidon Bronder made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Doru Opincaru sent off a good shot on target. Eugen Spoială showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Milko in the 26th minute of the match. Gwidon Bronder made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Doru Opincaru sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 34 minutes, Napoleon Tarka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Napoleon Tarka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartosz Bialakowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee gave FC Maci -MM- a penalty, 45 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Constantin Pintilescu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Gwidon Bronder. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mateusz Milko was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigel Barboni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Mateusz Milko managed to get in a good position for a shot. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mateusz Milko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugen Spoială breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Lucjan Dziatkowski hit a great ball. The supporters of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Pușcariu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Roman Hoffman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eugen Spoială skillfully saved the ball. After 63 minutes, Doru Opincaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Maci -MM- and the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Opincaru to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC Maci -MM-'s Avram Terzian got a free kick in the 64th minute. Bartosz Bialakowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Eugen Spoială made a huge save. Gwidon Bronder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mircea Pușcariu in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Maci -MM-'s Gheorghe Tatomir got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gavril Bîndean hit a great ball. Gwidon Bronder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Agulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 95 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Bartosz Bialakowski fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Maci -MM-.