U18 World League

IpiráCity Arena
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Breno da Cunha kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristinel Patriciu came free, but Ronaldão Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldão Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Patriciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gelu Ţintea was a little too slow when Tarcisio Ramos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. Adalberto Branco's late challenge caught a GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto Branco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, one of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡. Cazimir Postolache walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After 19 played minutes IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Branco. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Cazimir Postolache managed to get in a good position for a shot. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters rose to their feet, but Cazimir Postolache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldão Quirino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With 21 minutes on the clock, Sandrinho Sanches commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 22nd minute, Sandrinho Sanches hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal looked a bit too open when Cazimir Postolache came free, but Ronaldão Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Dinu Slicaru made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldão Quirino. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gelu Ţintea made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Thiago Correia sent off a good shot on target. Gelu Ţintea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Correia in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s zone, Dinu Slicaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldão Quirino came out of the goal and Dinu Slicaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Slicaru in the 35th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Ronaldão Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Emil Şiman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GoooooooooooooooooooooooL and the IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to GoooooooooooooooooooooooL getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Emil Şiman hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dinu Slicaru was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Felix Ghionescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldão Quirino. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Ghionescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A collision led to GoooooooooooooooooooooooL getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Cazimir Postolache hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Pedrinho Teixeira broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 63rd minute Cristinel Patriciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldão Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Gelu Ţintea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Correia in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Ronaldão Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Ghionescu. 71 minutes into the match, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Slicaru came free, but Ronaldão Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldão Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Slicaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petrică Cezariu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Gelu Ţintea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcisio Ramos in the 84th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Cristinel Patriciu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.