U23 World League

Os Encardidos
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldinho Ronaldo kicked off to start the match. Daniel Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Club Vertigo's Iurie Oargă in action when he in the 6th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! If Ronaldinho Ronaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 20 minutes into the game, Augusto Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Encardidos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Vertigo the free kick. After 20 played minutes Encardidos got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Mendonça. Răzvan Mirciulescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiaguinho Baptista went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Dumitru Mavrogheni's late challenge caught a Encardidos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dumitru Mavrogheni helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Dumitru Mavrogheni got a free kick in the 25th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Tiaguinho Baptista notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Club Vertigo's Răzvan Mirciulescu. Răzvan Mirciulescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute, Frederico Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Ronaldinho Ronaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sandro Soeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Sandro Soeiro came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Vertigo's Ştefan Panțuru. But to his dismay, Ştefan Panțuru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. When Marcos Ceresso fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Encardidos's protests and gave Marcos Ceresso a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Encardidos's Marcos Ceresso got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos Ceresso to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Ceresso came free, but Răzvan Mirciulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldinho Ronaldo got free with Sandro Soeiro in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 69th minute of the match Marcos Ceresso completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Marcos Ceresso a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 70th match minute, Encardidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Ceresso to maneuver through the defense. Encardidos's Sandro Soeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ştefan Panțuru in the 74th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Club Vertigo's Ştefan Panțuru ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sandro Soeiro. Sandro Soeiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-6. 86 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's Ştefan Panțuru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sandro Soeiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 87 minutes, Felippe da Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Encardidos and the Club Vertigo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Encardidos's Felippe da Costa got a free kick in the 87th minute. Club Vertigo's Iurie Oargă got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sandro Soeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Panțuru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Club Vertigo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Club Vertigo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.