U18 World League

Cantina del Infierno
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel Oncescu started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Nae Bărboianu. After a defensive mix-up in Viola Invest's zone, Leandro Leoncio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavius Izbașa came out of the goal and Leandro Leoncio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute, Joshua Kimmich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Viola Invest's Nae Bărboianu tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Nicolas Mel came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Viola Invest's Tiberiu Nedelcea. But to his dismay, Tiberiu Nedelcea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Tequileros FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Amador Etxeberri hit a great ball. When Viola Invest's Gabriel Oncescu in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tequileros FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute, Joshua Kimmich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavius Izbașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Austin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th match minute, Tequileros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Etxeberri to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Tequileros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Vlas came free, but Nicolas Mel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavius Izbașa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Leoncio in the 35th minute. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Gabriel Oncescu put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nicolas Mel. In the 46th minute Tiberiu Nedelcea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Mel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiberiu Nedelcea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Nicolas Mel 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 Baltasar Austin in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavius Izbașa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amador Etxeberri kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Joshua Kimmich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tiberiu Nedelcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Austin in the 74th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Flavius Izbașa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costel Gâdea hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Calistrat Enoiu during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tequileros FC booed when Viola Invest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Calistrat Enoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Genaro Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Baltasar Austin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tequileros FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baltasar Austin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavius Izbașa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Leoncio's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Leandro Leoncio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavius Izbașa was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Tequileros FC's zone, Gabriel Oncescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Mel came out of the goal and Gabriel Oncescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Viola Invest had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.