U18 World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Lara kicked off to start the match. Vlad Sterescu hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Kléberson Oliveira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Traian Sucigan. Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Valentin Smarandache got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 9 played minutes, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Kauan Cabral shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Traian Sucigan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ reached it. Traian Sucigan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute of the match AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ got a corner. Alexandria Team08's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kléberson Oliveira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Kléberson Oliveira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alexandria Team08's Traian Sucigan did a great save. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Vintilă Bâru took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jerônimo Albuquerque to make any attempt to save it. In the 24th minute, Vintilă Bâru 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. With 27 minutes on the clock, Danilo Bastos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ! Traian Sucigan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute, Túlio Ramos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Traian Sucigan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Lara during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Kléberson Oliveira hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Bogdan Goma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alexandria Team08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bogdan Goma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Cabral in the 48th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Traian Sucigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bogdan Goma was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Corneliu Macamete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Lara got free with Traian Sucigan in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kauan Cabral might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Traian Sucigan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kauan Cabral ran back to his position shaking his head. 58 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Vintilă Bâru came free, but Jerônimo Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerônimo Albuquerque didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bogdan Goma went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 73rd match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Boboc to maneuver through the defense. Charles Trevisan charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Trevisan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Charles Trevisan. Kauan Cabral hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The supporters of AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurel Răducu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kléberson Oliveira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Traian Sucigan. Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alexandria Team08's Eduard Vrejiu got a free kick in the 89th minute. Jorge Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Traian Sucigan made a huge save. Alexandria Team08's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.