U18 World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Vitinho Bastos came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aurelian Ştiubei could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurențiu Taşcău during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, FC Buciumii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Cezar to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the game, Pavel Cezar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gilberto Alvarenga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 21 played minutes Flamengo FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Pena. Luca Magherescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilberto Alvarenga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Flamengo FSCMZ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Chico Carneiro hit a great ball. Laurențiu Dinescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Alvarenga having to interfere. Laurențiu Taşcău sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Chico Carneiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelian Ştiubei was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Marin Rada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes of play, FC Buciumii's Sebastian Giubelean made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilberto Alvarenga was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 42nd minute, Laurențiu Dinescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Buciumii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After having played for 46 minutes, Celsinho Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flamengo FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celsinho Abraão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Giubelean stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gilberto Alvarenga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Rada in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Flamengo FSCMZ's goalkeeper Gilberto Alvarenga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marin Rada. A collision led to Flamengo FSCMZ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Virgílio da Fonseca hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Gârdan in the 62nd minute of play forced Flamengo FSCMZ's goalkeeper Gilberto Alvarenga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Sebastian Giubelean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Buciumii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Gilberto Alvarenga was a little too slow when Marin Rada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 0-5. A collision led to Flamengo FSCMZ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ademir Paes hit a great ball. When the match had been going on for 71 minutes Luca Magherescu shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Gilberto Alvarenga when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. In the 72nd match minute, Flamengo FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celsinho Abraão to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Gilberto Alvarenga managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when FC Buciumii's Sebastian Giubelean fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sebastian Giubelean in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gilberto Alvarenga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Flamengo FSCMZ's Gilberto Alvarenga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurențiu Dinescu in the 77th minute of play. Gilberto Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panait Gârdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Laurențiu Dinescu came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the FC Buciumii 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 Laurențiu Dinescu couldn't finish the play. Gilberto Alvarenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Slătineanu in the 87th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Buciumii getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Laurențiu Dinescu hit a great ball. The FC Buciumii players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.