U18 World League

Florea Dumitrache
Spectators: 7628 (Terracing: 5722, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gus Mansell kicked off to start the match. Stan Mansfield was out of position in the 2 minute of play, and Marian Prislop capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marian Prislop really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 6th minute Adrian Stanomir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stan Mansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Zack Sykes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, ⭐Senegal Stars⭐'s goal looked a bit too open when Marian Prislop came free, but Stan Mansfield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Philip Starr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Rory Daly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, LIVERPOOL FC's Octavian Herescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stan Mansfield. Stan Mansfield yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Adrian Stanomir's late challenge caught a ⭐Senegal Stars⭐'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Stanomir helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Stanomir. LIVERPOOL FC's Codruț Răchită played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gus Mansell in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Valentin Boldur notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of ⭐Senegal Stars⭐'s Stan Mansfield. Stan Mansfield was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th play minute Valentin Boldur came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Stan Mansfield. 4-0. Codruț Răchită showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zack Sykes, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Codruț Răchită took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zack Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Zack Sykes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Codruț Răchită was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valentin Boldur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stan Mansfield read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Stan Mansfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Stanomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The wind increased when Marian Prislop made the kick off in the second half. Rory Daly kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Stan Mansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Prislop in the 54th minute of the match. Stan Mansfield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Boldur in the 57th minute of play. Stan Mansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Boldur in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Boldur in the 59th minute of play forced ⭐Senegal Stars⭐'s goalkeeper Stan Mansfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Zack Sykes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⭐Senegal Stars⭐ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. If Gus Mansell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 72 minutes into the game, LIVERPOOL FC's Marian Prislop nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stan Mansfield made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. In the 81st match minute, ⭐Senegal Stars⭐ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Turner to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute of the match Octavian Herescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stan Mansfield showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute Valentin Boldur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stan Mansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, LIVERPOOL FC's Valentin Boldur made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stan Mansfield was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stan Mansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Prislop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stan Mansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Prislop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LIVERPOOL FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ⭐Senegal Stars⭐ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.