U23 World League

TRIFORCE ARENA
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Paulão Pombal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Mădălin Gâgea got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 9 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Toader Cojan. 10 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ernest Enescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duarte Trevisan. 12 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Paulão Pombal came free, but Ernest Enescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte Trevisan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cafu Paraíba hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Triforce Super Soccer's Duarte Trevisan came free and shot a quick shot against goal 19 minutes in the game, fortunately Ernest Enescu had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 21 minutes ⚽RAE⚽'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vicente Munhoz who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Triforce Super Soccer's corner Vicente Munhoz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernest Enescu quite easily take care of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Paulão Pombal came free, but Ernest Enescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well done corner resulted in Cafu Paraíba drilling the ball in to score 1-0 behind ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper. With a little luck, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu got control of the ball when Duarte Trevisan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernest Enescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulão Pombal in the 34th minute of play. Eugen Păsărin hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ernest Enescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Zeca Magalhães. Paulão Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Duarte Trevisan to make the kick off. Triforce Super Soccer's Bruno Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Boia in the 52nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽RAE⚽'s zone, Duarte Trevisan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Enescu came out of the goal and Duarte Trevisan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 60 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Trevisan came free, but Ernest Enescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mădălin Gâgea, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Ernest Enescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Trevisan in the 67th minute of play. Duarte Trevisan took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernest Enescu. Ernest Enescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Ernest Enescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes ⚽RAE⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Mădălin Gâgea. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ernest Enescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ⚽RAE⚽'s Ernest Enescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Trevisan in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of Triforce Super Soccer booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mădălin Gâgea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute Duarte Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Enescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Duarte Trevisan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernest Enescu. ⚽RAE⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Duarte Trevisan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 87th minute, Iacob Nedelcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernest Enescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duarte Trevisan's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Ernest Enescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duarte Trevisan in the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Triforce Super Soccer:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ⚽RAE⚽:s goal. Ernest Enescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.