U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Pompiliu Moromete made the kick off and thus started the match. Igor Gaspar hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 3 played minutes BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS got a freekick which was hit by Juvenal Magalhães. 5 minutes into the match, Cătălin Geangu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Franklin Negri, 1-0. The supporters of BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS booed when Black Diamond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cazimir Liviu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Ronaldinho Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot. BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Alcântara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Stoian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's Franklin Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Nicolae in the 20th minute of play. Franklin Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Nicolae, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Sílvio Travassos, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 24 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Marcel Stoian was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Sílvio Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Black Diamond getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Joel Eguzki hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match Carlos Eduardo Batista sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcel Stoian skillfully saved the ball. Sílvio Travassos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcel Stoian having to make a save. Pompiliu Moromete had several of the BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 36 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Franklin Negri as he didn't even see the shot coming. 41 minutes into the game, Gil de Salles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Diamond the free kick. After a rather tough play, BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's Gil de Salles got a free kick in the 41st minute. Adrian Nicolae received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franklin Negri came out and tried to block the shot, but Adrian Nicolae slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. Cazimir Liviu's late challenge caught a BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cazimir Liviu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Cazimir Liviu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Sílvio Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Stoian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sílvio Travassos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcel Stoian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Black Diamond's Cazimir Liviu got his second yellow card of the match in the 52nd minute. The referee ordered Cazimir Liviu off the ground. After 53 played minutes Black Diamond got a freekick which was hit by Cazimir Liviu. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Sílvio Travassos put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marcel Stoian. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Sílvio Travassos took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Marcel Stoian to make any attempt to save it. Adrian Nicolae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 62 played minutes BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Arce. In the 63rd minute, Joel Eguzki got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Franklin Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Nicolae in the 64th minute of play. BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's Sílvio Travassos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 66th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Marcel Stoian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Black Diamond booed when BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Geangu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Negri having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Cătălin Geangu notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's Franklin Negri. Franklin Negri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 77th minute, Adrian Nicolae left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Diamond fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. After a rather tough play, BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS's Gil de Salles got a free kick in the 80th minute. Franklin Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cătălin Geangu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Nicolae in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franklin Negri saved BK TECH EQUIPAMENTOS from getting behind. Délio Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Franklin Negri came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Black Diamond's Adrian Nicolae. But to his dismay, Adrian Nicolae quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-3.