U18 World League

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Crni Tigrovi's Emil Hajni started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of AFC PunisherS™ booed when Crni Tigrovi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Dojkić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miro Zemunović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Mara, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Miro Zemunović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romeo Mara. Miro Zemunović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Ciociu in the 10th minute of the match. Miro Zemunović made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Tudor Sârban sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Crni Tigrovi getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Marin Vuletić hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Andrei Moculescu got a free kick in the 18th minute. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Emil Hajni sped through AFC PunisherS™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Valer Teaşcă. Valer Teaşcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Hajni in the 25th minute of the match. Miro Zemunović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Ciociu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Crni Tigrovi's Miro Zemunović got control of the ball when Tudor Sârban tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valer Teaşcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Dojkić in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Štefan in the 39th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Valer Teaşcă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Emil Hajni came free, but Valer Teaşcă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Oto Štefan came free, but Valer Teaşcă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oto Štefan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tudor Sârban to make the kick off. Valer Teaşcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Hajni in the 54th minute of play. Crni Tigrovi's Miro Zemunović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Mara in the 56th minute of play. Fabian Ciociu's late challenge caught a Crni Tigrovi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Ciociu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AFC PunisherS™ getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fabian Ciociu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Oto Štefan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crni Tigrovi's supporters rose to their feet, but Oto Štefan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valer Teaşcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valer Teaşcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Vuletić in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Romeo Mara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC PunisherS™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Crni Tigrovi's Ernest Matejaš got a free kick in the 71st minute. Miro Zemunović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Perșa in the 74th minute of play. Fabian Ciociu took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Miro Zemunović. Miro Zemunović dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 86th minute of the match, Ivan Dojkić got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valer Teaşcă was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Perșa in the 93rd minute of play forced Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Miro Zemunović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Mădălin Barbonța.