U18 World League

NIROSXN Arena
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudiu Radovan started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Franklin Leite cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emil Lunca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 5th minute, Franklin Leite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cactos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Claudiu Radovan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Deivid Rosa made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Claudiu Radovan sent off a good shot on target. AFC Nirosxn 08's Claudiu Radovan got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cactos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! In the 18th minute Gugu Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Lunca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deivid Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Radovan in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Gugu Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Nirosxn 08's Emil Lunca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, AFC Nirosxn 08's Olimpiu Şantău dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. 40 minutes into the match, AFC Nirosxn 08's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Freire came free, but Emil Lunca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Cactos's Gugu Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emil Lunca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. AFC Nirosxn 08's Emil Lunca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Trevisan in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Cactos were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franklin Leite stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Júlio Gaspar's late challenge caught a AFC Nirosxn 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júlio Gaspar helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 played minutes Cactos got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Gaspar. After 57 played minutes Cactos got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Gaspar. When the match had been going on for 57 minutes Claudiu Radovan shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Deivid Rosa when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. After 62 minutes, Nae Josan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Nirosxn 08 and the Cactos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Nae Josan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to AFC Nirosxn 08 getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Nae Josan hit a great ball. Emil Lunca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldão Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Franklin Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Lunca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Nirosxn 08's Emil Lunca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Branco in the 72nd minute of play. Nicodim Mitrofan kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Gugu Montenegros short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Emil Lunca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 78th minute, Gugu Montenegro 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. A hard shot 87 in the game by Franklin Leite from a close distance when the talented Emil Lunca managed to make a qualified save. AFC Nirosxn 08's players were relieved. Emil Lunca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamílton Trigo in the 88th minute. Hamílton Trigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Emil Lunca made a huge save. In the 92nd minute, Cactos's Gugu Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. If Hamílton Trigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cactos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.