U18 World League

Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) A collision led to Intimos de Reynoso getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Maxin Creus hit a great ball. FC Maci -MM-'s Nechifor Savin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vedillo Legarda in the 11th minute of play. After 11 played minutes FC Maci -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Leontin Bogătean. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Gavril Bîndean hit a great ball. Nechifor Savin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tavo Arrelucea's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match, Liviu Răduța tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulo Repiso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nechifor Savin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vedillo Legarda in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tavo Arrelucea in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Nechifor Savin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Gavril Bîndean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Repiso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircea Pușcariu in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Gustavo Arrelucea made a precise shot to the right of Nechifor Savin. FC Maci -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Paulo Repiso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Liviu Răduța went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tavo Arrelucea to strike the kick off in the second half. Tavo Arrelucea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Savin having to interfere. After having played for 57 minutes, Jonatan Herrador managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Intimos de Reynoso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonatan Herrador was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Intimos de Reynoso's Manni Hinojosa was substituted for Maxin Creus. Avram Terzian hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Gavril Bîndean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Maci -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gavril Bîndean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute Mircea Pușcariu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Repiso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Irinel Pătru charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irinel Pătru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irinel Pătru to maneuver through the defense. Lazaro Guedeja took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nechifor Savin. FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Intimos de Reynoso booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irinel Pătru didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute of the match, Gustavo Arrelucea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nechifor Savin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. FC Maci -MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Tavo Arrelucea scored to the left of an out of position Nechifor Savin, making the score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.