U18 World League

Estádio dos Breguets
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Raureni Academy's Martin Unciuleanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Luiz Gustavo Sanches got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Augusto Santos in the 8th minute of play forced Raureni Academy's goalkeeper Grigore Ozon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Raureni Academy's Grigore Ozon got control of the ball when Eurico Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 15 played minutes, Raureni Academy's Sever Miclea shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eliseu Sena 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 Raureni Academy reached it. Ştefan Petrea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes, Ştefan Petrea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Raureni Academy and the Breguete FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Breguete FC booed when Raureni Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Petrea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Unciuleanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eliseu Sena having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Martin Unciuleanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseu Sena was relentless in the 39th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Gustavo Sanches to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Breguete FC got a freekick which was hit by Enio Dias. 58 minutes into the match, Raureni Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Gustavo Sanches came free, but Grigore Ozon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 60 minutes, Ion Pârâianu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raureni Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ion Pârâianu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cornel Manciulea hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Eurico Baptista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grigore Ozon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Raureni Academy's Grigore Ozon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Santos in the 73rd minute of play. Ion Pârâianu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Unciuleanu got free with Eliseu Sena in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute of the match Marin Puric shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eliseu Sena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 92 played minutes Raureni Academy got a freekick which was hit by Ştefan Petrea. A collision led to Raureni Academy getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Martin Unciuleanu hit a great ball. The supporters of Breguete FC booed when Raureni Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Unciuleanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.