U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 9490 (Terracing: 7100, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 190) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodolfo Pinheiro got the match started through his kick off. Andrei Azamfirei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denílson Arantes in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Petruț Oanță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Rodolfo Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Azamfirei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Matorin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Murgoci. In the 7th minute, BlueLionesse's Alex Murgoci ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Luiz Matorin. Pedro Luiz Matorin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Arantes came free, but Andrei Azamfirei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcu Hagi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Pedro Luiz Matorin made a huge save. Andrei Azamfirei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Ferraz hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's Irinel Gheondea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Luiz Matorin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicolae Bordeanu took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Luiz Matorin. Pedro Luiz Matorin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 30th minute Denílson Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Azamfirei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes, Petruț Oanță mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BlueLionesse and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Petruț Oanță hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute of the match Gil Vale shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrei Azamfirei showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 44th minute, Alex Murgoci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Luiz Matorin was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 47th minute, BlueLionesse's Leontin Pătrășconiu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leontin Pătrășconiu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BlueLionesse protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leontin Pătrășconiu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Leontin Pătrășconiu got a free kick in the 48th minute. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leontin Pătrășconiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 50 minutes, Wilton Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Pikachuzim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilton Carneiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Petruț Oanță got a free kick in the 55th minute. BlueLionesse's Andrei Azamfirei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Pinheiro in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Luiz Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Murgoci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Pinheiro hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute of the match Irinel Gheondea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Luiz Matorin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Irinel Gheondea got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Rodolfo Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Azamfirei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luiz Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolae Bordeanu in the 80th minute of play. Andrei Azamfirei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Gil Vale got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alex Murgoci went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 89th minute, Irinel Gheondea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rodolfo Pinheiro came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the AS Pikachuzim 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 Rodolfo Pinheiro couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes, Sergiu Cezar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BlueLionesse and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sergiu Cezar hit a great freekick 91 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.