U18 World League

Íbero de Sagunto
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Ferdinand Iorgovan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cordero Sánchez in the 6th minute. In the 9th minute, Quilino Talavera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 14th minute Quilino Talavera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Iorgovan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elivareo Novo kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Hispania getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gaitano Villar hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Dragoş Hagi made a precise shot to the right of Bernabé Ribas. Hispania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Hispania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivareo Novo to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinand Iorgovan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quilino Talavera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Quilino Talavera came free, but Ferdinand Iorgovan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hispania's Nel Gutierrez got a free kick in the 37th minute. Dragoş Hagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernabé Ribas having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mugurel Grama was the one to do the kick off. Dragoş Hagi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 52 minutes, Gaitano Villar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hispania and the Tractorul Satulung -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Hispania getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Gaitano Villar hit a great ball. 0-3 became the score in the 57th minute when Dragoş Hagi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Costin Romulus got a free kick in the 61st minute. Quilino Talavera scored 1-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ferdinand Iorgovan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute, Hispania's Cristián Gabas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristián Gabas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hispania protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristián Gabas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hispania fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mugurel Darabonț got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bernabé Ribas. After 80 played minutes Hispania got a freekick which was hit by Gaitano Villar. Hispania's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Costin Romulus scored to the left of an out of position Bernabé Ribas, making the score, 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tractorul Satulung -MM- eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.