U23 World League

Giulesti Arena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petru Plopeanu made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to FC Buciumii getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Radu Gheondea hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiago Cosme during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Agua Santa's Tiago Cosme got a free kick in the 7th minute. Giuseppe Queirós's late challenge caught a FC Buciumii's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giuseppe Queirós helped the player get up and apologised. Giuseppe Queirós hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes FC Buciumii got a freekick which was hit by Laurențiu Dinescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Cosme in the 23rd minute of play forced FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Luca Magherescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernani Valladares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Luca Magherescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Agua Santa getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tiago Cosme hit a great ball. When Laurențiu Dinescu came up free with the goalie in the 30th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Gheondea in the 33rd minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Abel Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Aurelian Ştiubei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Paes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Buciumii's Luca Magherescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Cosme in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Moura in the 48th minute of play forced FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Luca Magherescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernani Valladares was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Agua Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Laurențiu Dinescu came free, but Abel Paes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Giubelean in the 58th minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Abel Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurențiu Dinescu struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Abel Paes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Buciumii. 64 minutes into the match, Laurențiu Dinescu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Agua Santa's Abel Paes. Abel Paes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of FC Buciumii booed when Agua Santa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Trigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agua Santa's Frank Rosa was substituted for Chicão Guerra. In the 71st minute, Oséas Trigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dadá Moura in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luca Magherescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luca Magherescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernani Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Luca Magherescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dadá Moura. Ernani Valladares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luca Magherescu having to make a save. FC Buciumii's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.