U18 World League

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marco Prestes got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Dumitru Oardă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Marco Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Răchitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Navigatii Bacău's Costin Răchitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Valladares in the 8th minute of play. Vito Cearense made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Corneliu Cismaș sent off a good shot on target. After 15 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by Tião Marinho. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Eric Şneapotă got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Gigel Curteanu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vito Cearense to make any attempt to save it. Tião Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Răchitan having to interfere. After 35 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by José Madureira. 38 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Corneliu Cismaș came free, but Vito Cearense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Răchitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião Marinho in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Ivan Tutunaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute Corneliu Cismaș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Cearense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eric Şneapotă was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's Corneliu Cismaș sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vito Cearense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eric Şneapotă scored 2-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vito Cearense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vito Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneliu Cismaș in the 59th minute of play. Costin Răchitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luizão Quirino went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 67 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Costin Răchitan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luizão Quirino. When Toader Opriș came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Navigatii Bacău 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 Toader Opriș couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulisses Vinhas in the 73rd minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Costin Răchitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Dráusio Valladares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Costin Răchitan, 2-3. In the 78th minute of the match, Luizão Quirino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Costin Răchitan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Costin Răchitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Quirino in the 80th minute of the match. Costin Răchitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizão Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Tião Marinho scored 2-4 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Costin Răchitan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Navigatii Bacău's Corneliu Cismaș in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALMA GUERREIRA's goalie prevented a goal. Tião Marinho kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Claudiu Manolescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vito Cearense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of ALMA GUERREIRA booed when Navigatii Bacău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sorin Ghișe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Marco Prestes made a precise shot to the right of Costin Răchitan. Navigatii Bacău's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. ALMA GUERREIRA played a much better game than Navigatii Bacău and deserved their victory. The Navigatii Bacău players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.