U18 World League

Castanhão
Spectators: 9390 (Terracing: 7045, Seating: 2159, VIP seats: 186) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Șora in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedrinho Guimarães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Emanuel Stanca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save -BZF- Barca de Buzau from getting a goal against them. In the 13th match minute, -BZF- Barca de Buzau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gheorghe Crăiniceanu to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Stanca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umberto Dionísio in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedito Mineiro in the 15th minute of play forced -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Emanuel Stanca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Umberto Dionísio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Stanca was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by -BZF- Barca de Buzau's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anísio Alagoano was slow to take the kick. During this time Castanheiro SC's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Nilson Veloso managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Fellipe da Silva's late challenge caught a -BZF- Barca de Buzau's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fellipe da Silva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, Manuel Șora made a precise shot to the right of Pedrinho Guimarães. Castanheiro SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Emanuel Stanca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Dionísio in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Movileanu in the 30th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, -BZF- Barca de Buzau's goalkeeper Emanuel Stanca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Umberto Dionísio. In the 36th minute, Magno Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Castanheiro SC's Pedrinho Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Movileanu in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Célio Vianna hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. When Grigore Biriș came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the -BZF- Barca de Buzau 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 Grigore Biriș couldn't finish the play. After the first half -BZF- Barca de Buzau were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Șora stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Castanheiro SC's Pedrinho Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Șora in the 53rd minute of play. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Emanuel Stanca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Dionísio in the 60th minute of play. After 64 played minutes Castanheiro SC got a freekick which was hit by Anísio Alagoano. Castanheiro SC made a substitution. Marcelo Eger replaced Magno Pereira. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Anísio Alagoano got a free kick in the 66th minute. Pedrinho Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Șora in the 67th minute of the match. After 67 minutes, Darius Olaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the -BZF- Barca de Buzau and the Castanheiro SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes, Castanheiro SC's Luisinho Seco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emanuel Stanca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Castanheiro SC reached it. After 72 minutes, Benedito Mineiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castanheiro SC and the -BZF- Barca de Buzau players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Benedito Mineiro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Célio Vianna got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 82 minutes into the match, Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigore Biriș. The supporters of Castanheiro SC booed when -BZF- Barca de Buzau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Movileanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Stanca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedito Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Célio Vianna hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Grigore Biriș kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. -BZF- Barca de Buzau's Iulian Taşcu was substituted for Manuel Șora. The supporters of Castanheiro SC booed when -BZF- Barca de Buzau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Biriș didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Stanca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Sarmento in the 94th minute of play. The -BZF- Barca de Buzau supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing -BZF- Barca de Buzau would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.