U18 World League

NEGRELE
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) The audience was convinced that Leonard Andrițoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Álvaro Amaral was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Álvaro Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Andrițoiu in the 8th minute of play. Petru Astafiei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Amaral having to interfere. After a rather tough play, THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Orlando Saraiva got a free kick in the 10th minute. Sandu Babeș, 11 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Álvaro Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Cantemir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Traian Vermeşan to maneuver through the defense. Sidney de Andrade struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Ilie Duca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA. Álvaro Amaral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Liviu Cantemir showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. In the 35th minute Fábio Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Duca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 played minutes G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Pânzaru. Franklin Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ilie Duca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Fábio Paraibano got free with Ilie Duca in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Pânzaru during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabian Pânzaru kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Ilie Duca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Schmidt in the 62nd minute of play. Fábio Paraibano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilie Duca came out and tried to block the shot, but Fábio Paraibano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 63rd minute. Franklin Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ilie Duca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonard Andrițoiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Amaral having to interfere. 73 minutes in the game, Franklin Schmidt fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ilie Duca having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Egídio Couto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilie Duca. That made the score 2-5 after 79 minutes of play. Fábio Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Ilie Duca made a huge save. Álvaro Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Andrițoiu in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.