U18 World League

MORRISON PARK
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Selatse started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Turcescu in the 4th minute of play forced Hurboc's goalkeeper Rosendo Asur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Asur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remus Agudaru went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Encica came free, but Rosendo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Roque Eli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Hurboc's zone, Sorin Itoafă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rosendo Asur came out of the goal and Sorin Itoafă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th match minute, Hurboc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigio Eguzki to maneuver through the defense. Rosendo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codruț Turcescu in the 16th minute of the match. Rosendo Asur was a little too slow when Nicodim Encica got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 2-0. Rosendo Asur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remus Agudaru in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hurboc's zone, Remus Agudaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rosendo Asur came out of the goal and Remus Agudaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hurboc's Remigio Eguzki got his second yellow card of the match in the 32nd minute. The referee ordered Remigio Eguzki off the ground. The supporters of THE CRYSTAL SHIP booed when Hurboc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigio Eguzki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Sorin Itoafă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute of the match Roque Eli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mugurel Moculescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the THE CRYSTAL SHIP defense, Damian Selatse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mugurel Moculescu. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mugurel Moculescu should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Encica came free, but Rosendo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Edgar Josan fell near the penalty area in the 43rd 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. In the 43rd match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Josan to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Nișu. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remus Agudaru made a kick off. Edgar Josan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Rosendo Asur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Hurboc booed when THE CRYSTAL SHIP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sorin Itoafă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mugurel Moculescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Roque Eli. After a rather tough play, Hurboc's Robustiano Txema got a free kick in the 67th minute. Rosendo Asur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codruț Turcescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 72 minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roque Eli who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Hurboc's corner Roque Eli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mugurel Moculescu quite easily take care of the ball. Rosendo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Nișu in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Codruț Turcescu 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: 3-1. 89 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Agudaru came free, but Rosendo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Agudaru in the 90th minute of the match.