World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Benedito Braga made the kick off and thus started the match. A hard shot 8 in the game by Maximiliano Chorche from a close distance when the talented Grigore Rânceanu managed to make a qualified save. Granicerul's players were relieved. If Noureddine Seret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noureddine Seret could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Grigore Rânceanu made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Granicerul's Narcis Istrate got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Felix Logofătu fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Granicerul's protests and gave Felix Logofătu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Torino SSA booed when Granicerul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Logofătu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Ximenez Galvan in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Granicerul's Narcis Istrate. In the 19th match minute, Granicerul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narcis Istrate to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Maximiliano Chorche could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Grigore Rânceanu however easily saved by the left post. Grigore Rânceanu made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Noureddine Seret sent off a good shot on target. Benjamin de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Boeru, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 29th minute Noureddine Seret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Granicerul's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benedito Braga 33 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Torino SSA's Ximenez Galvan suffered a sore thigh after 38 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Granicerul's Felix Logofătu got his second yellow card of the match in the 38th minute. The referee ordered Felix Logofătu off the ground. In the 41st minute of the match, Maximiliano Chorche got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grigore Rânceanu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some careless play in the Granicerul defense, Maximiliano Chorche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigore Rânceanu. The Granicerul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigore Rânceanu should have stopped the shot. When Torino SSA's Noureddine Seret in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Granicerul's goalie prevented a goal. Ciprian Găman made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Torino SSA's Benjamin Dias. Torino SSA's Beto Neves was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grigore Rânceanu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 63 minutes, Remus Pinczewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Granicerul and the Torino SSA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Granicerul's Remus Pinczewski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After some careless play in the Granicerul defense, Maximiliano Chorche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigore Rânceanu. The Granicerul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigore Rânceanu should have stopped the shot. Granicerul's Grigore Rânceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Seret in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Remus Pinczewski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granicerul's supporters rose to their feet, but Remus Pinczewski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Torino SSA's Bernardinho Aguiar was substituted for Noureddine Seret. In the 89th minute Maximiliano Chorche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Rânceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Narcis Istrate kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Maximiliano Chorche took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Grigore Rânceanu. Grigore Rânceanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Torino SSA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.