U18 World League

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 8088 (Terracing: 6067, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Otávio Meirelles kicked off to start the match. Eliodor Buciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otávio Meirelles in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso de Medeiros got free with Eliodor Buciu in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Otávio Meirelles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Brăiloiu in the 20th minute of play forced ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper Luizão Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Luizão Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Bârlea in the 21st minute of play. In the 26th minute Mădălin Bârlea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mircea Brăiloiu hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Eliodor Buciu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Otávio Meirelles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. Eliodor Buciu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso de Medeiros in the 36th minute. Nechifor Cinteză kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Alfredo Albuquerque shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 37th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eliodor Buciu but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, YR☆Bald Eagle™'s Silviu Marchidan got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Eliodor Buciu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cauan do Nascimento. The long shot by Alfredo Albuquerque in the 45th minute really tested Eliodor Buciu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Luizão Diniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mircea Brăiloiu in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Otávio Meirelles might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliodor Buciu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Otávio Meirelles ran back to his position shaking his head. Eliodor Buciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telmo Cruz in the 52nd minute of the match. Luizão Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mircea Brăiloiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th match minute, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th match minute, YR☆Bald Eagle™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Voitiş to maneuver through the defense. Celso de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Buciu having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Mircea Brăiloiu took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Luizão Diniz to make any attempt to save it. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Armandinho Mesquita was substituted for Celso de Medeiros. Eliodor Buciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armandinho Mesquita in the 73rd minute of the match. After 75 minutes, Armandinho Mesquita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ and the YR☆Bald Eagle™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to YR☆Bald Eagle™ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Leonard Voitiş hit a great ball. Mircea Brăiloiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Luizão Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Goșa hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Eliodor Buciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otávio Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Mircea Brăiloiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otávio Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Telmo Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.