U21 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 8541 (Terracing: 6407, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristinel Nicodim took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Isărescu came free, but Armando Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Armando Teixeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Albu. 14 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's Jacinto Quirino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilie Crainic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's Jacinto Quirino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilie Crainic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by BlueLionesse's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christopher Sjögren was slow to take the kick. During this time Tribos 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 20th minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Armando Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavian Isărescu hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Mandi Oca came free, but Ilie Crainic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tribos 4EVER's Armando Teixeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Isărescu in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Tribos 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Ocampo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neco Trindade hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Octavian Isărescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tribos 4EVER's Armando Teixeira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Tribos 4EVER from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihail Albu got free with Armando Teixeira in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armando Teixeira came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by BlueLionesse's Cristinel Nicodim. But to his dismay, Cristinel Nicodim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 46th minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Armando Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Crainic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jacinto Quirino made a kick off. BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredinho Botelho in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 59th minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Armando Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Cristinel Nicodim sped through Tribos 4EVER's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Teixeira. In the 62nd minute Octavian Isărescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Octavian Isărescu hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavian Isărescu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Ferhat Kıvılcım got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Ilie Crainic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacinto Quirino in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute Mandi Oca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Crainic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilie Crainic made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Alfredinho Botelho sent off a good shot on target. Armando Teixeira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristinel Nicodim went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Tribos 4EVER's Jacinto Quirino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilie Crainic. Ilie Crainic yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Ilie Crainic successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alfredinho Botelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ilie Crainic made a huge save. Armando Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Isărescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Jacinto Quirino made a precise shot to the right of Ilie Crainic. BlueLionesse's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. BlueLionesse were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tribos 4EVER for a fine match.