U18 World League

Nuevo Gasometro
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maxim Achifoaiei got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of TheBambiTooFurious booed when -BZF- Viper eSports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costin Andronic didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Maxim Achifoaiei made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Harkaitz. TheBambiTooFurious's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of TheBambiTooFurious booed when -BZF- Viper eSports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Remus didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, -BZF- Viper eSports's Octavian Remus seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Octavian Remus the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of -BZF- Viper eSports protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Octavian Remus had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Viper eSports's Octavian Remus got a free kick in the 16th minute. -BZF- Viper eSports's Denis Badea got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. -BZF- Viper eSports's Sever Eftimiu got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sever Eftimiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Harkaitz having to make a save. In the 25th minute, Costin Andronic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Harkaitz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Horea Maghiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geronimo Sagrario in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, TheBambiTooFurious's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Andronic came free, but Alfredo Harkaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Harkaitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Badea in the 40th minute of play. After 44 played minutes -BZF- Viper eSports got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Coraș. TheBambiTooFurious's Narciso Gamus shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 46th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Horea Maghiar but with some difficulty.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Ricart to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Geronimo Sagrario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Maghiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Quinteros's late challenge caught a -BZF- Viper eSports's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Quinteros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, TheBambiTooFurious was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Quinteros to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the TheBambiTooFurious defense, Costin Andronic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Harkaitz. The TheBambiTooFurious fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Harkaitz should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute, Eduard Dănănae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TheBambiTooFurious's Narciso Gamus couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for -BZF- Viper eSports. Costin Andronic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Alfredo Harkaitz made a huge save. Horea Maghiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geronimo Sagrario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Emil Grecea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horea Maghiar came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by TheBambiTooFurious's Silverio Ricart. But to his dismay, Silverio Ricart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Costin Andronic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Costin Andronic managed to get in a good position for a shot. -BZF- Viper eSports's supporters rose to their feet, but Costin Andronic was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Harkaitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sever Eftimiu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the -BZF- Viper eSports fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sever Eftimiu couldn't finish the play. Sever Eftimiu struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Alfredo Harkaitz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for -BZF- Viper eSports. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. -BZF- Viper eSports walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.