U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 9490 (Terracing: 7100, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 190) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Baptista kicked off to start the match. Alexandru Urseanu charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandru Urseanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, MUSHIBA FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Emanuel Greblă fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The throw-in from Alexandru Urseanu in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MUSHIBA FC's Serafim Ramalho. 22 minutes into the game, Anselmo Neiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MUSHIBA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BlueLionesse the free kick. Anselmo Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Rômulo Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Murgoci in the 24th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MUSHIBA FC's zone, Horia Ghiorman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rômulo Souto came out of the goal and Horia Ghiorman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alex Murgoci 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Alexandru Urseanu made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Irinel Gheondea however managed to control. Rômulo Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Murgoci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Horia Ghiorman came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the BlueLionesse 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 Horia Ghiorman couldn't finish the play. After 41 played minutes Alex Murgoci rounded MUSHIBA FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. BlueLionesse's Fabian Odobescu got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Anselmo Neiva hit a great ball. Andrei Azamfirei made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Tiaguinho Luz sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of MUSHIBA FC booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandru Urseanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrei Azamfirei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. MUSHIBA FC's Egídio Custódio was substituted for Horácio Sarmento. MUSHIBA FC made a substitution. Walmir Silva replaced Toninho Matos. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Horia Ghiorman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Serafim Ramalho fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MUSHIBA FC's protests and gave Serafim Ramalho a yellow card for diving instead. Andrei Azamfirei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. If Fabian Odobescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 84 minutes, Irinel Gheondea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BlueLionesse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irinel Gheondea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 86th play minutes Perivaldo Donato shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Andrei Azamfirei and just under the crossbar into goal. Juan de Almeida hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. BlueLionesse's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.