U18 World League

San Siro Stadio
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferdinand Murgescu kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, José Augusto Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blumenau Esporte Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but José Augusto Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iordache Minea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 7th minute José Augusto Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iordache Minea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinand Murgescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Vivaldo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When José Augusto Duarte came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Blumenau Esporte Clube 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 José Augusto Duarte couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Délio Gerber made a precise shot to the right of Iordache Minea. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 20 played minutes YR☆ Rossoneri™ got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Bordeanu. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Augusto Duarte in the 21st minute of play forced YR☆ Rossoneri™'s goalkeeper Iordache Minea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s goal looked a bit too open when José Augusto Duarte came free, but Iordache Minea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iordache Minea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Augusto Duarte in the 26th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, José Augusto Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iordache Minea. YR☆ Rossoneri™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Augusto Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Délio Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Iordache Minea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, YR☆ Rossoneri™'s goal looked a bit too open when José Augusto Duarte came free, but Iordache Minea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If José Augusto Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The YR☆ Rossoneri™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blumenau Esporte Clube were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Augusto Duarte was the one to do the kick off. Vivaldo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Murgescu in the 55th minute of play. Niculae Geambașu struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Vivaldo Paraíba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for YR☆ Rossoneri™. Délio Gerber hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute Ferdinand Murgescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76 played minutes Blumenau Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by José Augusto Duarte. The supporters of Blumenau Esporte Clube booed when YR☆ Rossoneri™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Dobrinescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Flávio Meireles quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ilie Sandu, made in the 81st minute of the game. Iordache Minea came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Blumenau Esporte Clube's Flávio Meireles. But to his dismay, Flávio Meireles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Niculae Geambașu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vivaldo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Niculae Geambașu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vivaldo Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Geambașu in the 94th minute of the match. Blumenau Esporte Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.