U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 9490 (Terracing: 7100, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 190) Thierry Henry made the kick off and thus started the match. When Luiz Eduardo Alves fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pragmáticos 1903's protests and gave Luiz Eduardo Alves 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 Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolae Bordeanu came free, but Zé Carlos Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thierry Henry scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrei Azamfirei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Bordeanu in the 15th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Zé Carlos Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergiu Cezar hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Fabian Odobescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Zé Carlos Britto made a huge save. Fabian Odobescu struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Zé Carlos Britto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BlueLionesse. In the 35th minute, Nicolae Bordeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pragmáticos 1903's Tadeu do Nascimento quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alexandru Urseanu, made in the 36th minute of the game. After 39 minutes of play, Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrei Azamfirei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrei Azamfirei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruud Gullit went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Andrei Azamfirei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruud Gullit in the 44th minute of the match. BlueLionesse's Andrei Azamfirei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeu do Nascimento in the 46th minute of play. Andrei Azamfirei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Murgoci to strike the kick off in the second half. Luiz Eduardo Alves lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for BlueLionesse. Alex Murgoci stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zé Carlos Britto. 1-4. After 68 minutes, Pedro Paulo Chaves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pragmáticos 1903 and the BlueLionesse players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pragmáticos 1903's Pedro Paulo Chaves got a free kick in the 68th minute. Zé Carlos Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Gheondea, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Bordeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 74 minutes of play, BlueLionesse's Alex Murgoci made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Carlos Britto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pompiliu Minea kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Zé Carlos Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Murgoci, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When Leontin Pătrășconiu fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BlueLionesse's protests and gave Leontin Pătrășconiu a yellow card for diving instead. BlueLionesse's Andrei Azamfirei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tião Maia in the 97th minute of play. The Pragmáticos 1903 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.