U18 World League

Central Park
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Régis de Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfredão de Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felix Stolniciu's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. When Claudiu Geolgău came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Sporting Royal 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 Claudiu Geolgău couldn't finish the play. 7 minutes into the game, Isac Flamaropol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alfredão de Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute, Virgil Ghiondea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sporting Royal's Panait Emilianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis de Alcântara in the 15th minute of play. Panait Emilianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Terra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Arnaldo Carioca hit a great ball. Sporting Royal's Adam Novac shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 24th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alfredão de Medeiros but with some difficulty. In the 25th minute Ramón Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredão de Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Stolniciu went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute, Sporting Royal's Felix Stolniciu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. When Sporting Royal's Felix Stolniciu in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sandinense ADF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute, Tomás Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Régis de Alcântara's late challenge caught a Sporting Royal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Régis de Alcântara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 49th match minute, Sporting Royal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Geolgău to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Felix Stolniciu made the kick off in the second half. When Sporting Royal's Felix Stolniciu in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sandinense ADF's goalie prevented a goal. 55 minutes into the game, Sporting Royal's Felix Stolniciu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredão de Medeiros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. When Ramón Hoffmann fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandinense ADF's protests and gave Ramón Hoffmann a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes Sandinense ADF got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Hoffmann. Sporting Royal's Pavel Râznicu was substituted for Mihăiţă Beniuc. After 62 played minutes Sandinense ADF got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Hoffmann. In the 63rdth minute of the game Felix Stolniciu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sandinense ADF's Alfredão de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes, Felix Stolniciu made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sandinense ADF's Alfredão de Medeiros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute, Régis de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 77 played minutes Sandinense ADF got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Hoffmann. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ramón Hoffmann hit a great ball. Adam Novac charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Novac the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfredão de Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Stolniciu went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. 85 minutes into the match, Sporting Royal's goalkeeper Panait Emilianu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramón Hoffmann. Sandinense ADF's Alfredão de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Stolniciu in the 86th minute of play. Alfredão de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Stolniciu in the 88th minute of play. Alfredão de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul Rainea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Carioca to maneuver through the defense.