U18 World League

Pietricica
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Angelo Crescencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Mavrogheni in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Daniel Chirea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Vertigo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CORNUDOS Fútbol Club the free kick. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Daniel Chirea got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match Artemio Gora shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Remus Greavu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 9 minutes into the match, CORNUDOS Fútbol Club's Modesto Ferdinand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remus Greavu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, Modesto Ferdinand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Remus Greavu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Jurgi in the 19th minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Remus Greavu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Daniel Chirea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Greavu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modesto Ferdinand in the 26th minute of play. In the last second Angelo Crescencio throw himself and got hold of the ball when Dumitru Mavrogheni in the 33rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Angelo Crescencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Berceanu in the 34th minute. Daniel Chirea was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Club Vertigo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CORNUDOS Fútbol Club:s goal. In the 37th minute there was a penalty for CORNUDOS Fútbol Club. Artemio Gora stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Remus Greavu. 0-3. In the 40th minute Romeo Jurgi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Greavu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Club Vertigo's Dan Berceanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Angelo Crescencio. Angelo Crescencio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Dumitru Mavrogheni received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Angelo Crescencio came out and tried to block the shot, but Dumitru Mavrogheni slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dumitru Mavrogheni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the game, CORNUDOS Fútbol Club's Romeo Jurgi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remus Greavu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. In the 62nd match minute, Club Vertigo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Dan to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Petrigai took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Remus Greavu. Club Vertigo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dumitru Mavrogheni in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Crescencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dumitru Mavrogheni hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Dumitru Mavrogheni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Angelo Crescencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dumitru Mavrogheni in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Crescencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Remus Greavu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Dumitru Mavrogheni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Crescencio. CORNUDOS Fútbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dumitru Mavrogheni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Remus Greavu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Modesto Ferdinand in the 98th minute. The CORNUDOS Fútbol Club players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Club Vertigo from taking control. The game ends in a draw.