U18 World League

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Godfredo Jaen got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Damaso Abaunza got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Remus Agudaru managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Remus Agudaru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eustaquio Orlo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Josan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eustaquio Orlo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Encica in the 11th minute of play forced Naboonga Wild Katt FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Orlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Enetz in the 13th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Mugurel Moculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Orlo came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Codruț Turcescu. But to his dismay, Codruț Turcescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Eustaquio Orlo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Agudaru in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Dumitru Belu got a free kick in the 25th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Claudiu Balcan put in a rough tackle. 26 minutes into the game, one of THE CRYSTAL SHIP:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Mugurel Moculescu, was totally fooled by Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Vladimiro Costante, who 28 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 33 minutes into the match, Naboonga Wild Katt FC's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Agudaru came free, but Eustaquio Orlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Nicodim Encica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 37th match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Belu to maneuver through the defense. Roque Lander kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Eustaquio Orlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Agudaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cornelio Nikola's late challenge caught a THE CRYSTAL SHIP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cornelio Nikola helped the player get up and apologised. Cornelio Nikola hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The wind increased when Remus Agudaru made the kick off in the second half. When Edgar Josan fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE CRYSTAL SHIP's protests and gave Edgar Josan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Edgar Josan got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 56 played minutes Naboonga Wild Katt FC got a freekick which was hit by Godfredo Jaen. Nicodim Encica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimiro Costante hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Nicodim Encica's late challenge caught a Naboonga Wild Katt FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicodim Encica helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Nicodim Encica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of THE CRYSTAL SHIP booed when Naboonga Wild Katt FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiro Osoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Naboonga Wild Katt FC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiro Osoro. The supporters of Naboonga Wild Katt FC booed when THE CRYSTAL SHIP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codruț Turcescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustaquio Orlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Encica in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Remus Agudaru. Nicodim Encica kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. THE CRYSTAL SHIP walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.