U23 World League

Estádio Teixeirão
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) America Futebol Clube SP's Luiz Paulo Albuquerque started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Sérgio Trigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by America Futebol Clube SP's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Apa Verde was slow to take the kick. During this time -BZF- Viper eSports's players had a chance to rest. If Silviu Flamaropol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apa Mare hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Dacian Lungu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Luca Boieru 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. America Futebol Clube SP's Gonçalo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apa Verde in the 20th minute of play. Gonçalo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Flamaropol in the 22nd minute of play. Luca Boieru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Amorim having to interfere. Gonçalo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Boieru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apa Verde in the 36th minute of the match. Dacian Lungu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Florin Țepeluș came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the -BZF- Viper eSports fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Florin Țepeluș couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Apa Verde's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonçalo de Amorim was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Apa Verde to strike the kick off in the second half. Dacian Lungu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the game, -BZF- Viper eSports's Silviu Flamaropol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonçalo de Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 60th minute Cristóvão Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Lungu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Edson Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonçalo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apa Verde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sérgio Trigo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Gonçalo de Amorim stood somewhat misplaced when Apa Verde came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 68 minute. Apa Verdes short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Gonçalo de Amorim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to America Futebol Clube SP getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Sérgio Trigo hit a great ball. The supporters of America Futebol Clube SP booed when -BZF- Viper eSports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florin Țepeluș didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silviu Flamaropol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Amorim having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's goal looked a bit too open when Apa Verde came free, but Gonçalo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apa Verde in the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Luiz Paulo Albuquerque got a free kick in the 81st minute. Dacian Lungu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The America Futebol Clube SP supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching -BZF- Viper eSports's performance. The match ended with a win for -BZF- Viper eSports.