U18 World League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Avram Hârlab took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's goalkeeper Gino Bessone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihnea Jula. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Luca Lera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Silbestre in the 9th minute of play. After 11 played minutes ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Molodețiu. Luca Lera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filomeno Silbestre went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. FC Kopenalguen's Gino Bessone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Vochin in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for FC Kopenalguen. Zeledon Sadurni stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luca Lera. 0-2. Luca Lera came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kopenalguen's Bartolo Leoiar. But to his dismay, Bartolo Leoiar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, FC Kopenalguen's Constantino Montez got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 44 played minutes FC Kopenalguen got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Guillerme. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Serafin Bilbo made the kick off in the second half. Gino Bessone came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Tiberiu Vochin. But to his dismay, Tiberiu Vochin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. When Bartolo Leoiar came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the FC Kopenalguen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bartolo Leoiar couldn't finish the play. If Iordache Măliță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Bilbo got free with Luca Lera in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 76 minutes, Tiberiu Vochin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ and the FC Kopenalguen players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, Tiberiu Vochin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gino Bessone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordache Măliță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Bartolo Leoiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Lera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Maiorga's late challenge caught a ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Maiorga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Bruno Maiorga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luca Lera was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Serafin Bilbo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Serafin Bilbo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Kopenalguen's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Kopenalguen.