U18 World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Nae Bărboianu made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when The Beatles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitinho Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to The Beatles getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Vitinho Costa hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Nae Bărboianu made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni Ferreira. The Beatles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian de Queirós during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Viola Invest's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Clemente de Castro scored to the left of an out of position David Şneapotă, making the score, 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florin Bălașa during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Viola Invest getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Florin Bălașa hit a great ball. Tomás Maia hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. David Şneapotă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Antunes in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute The Beatles were awarded a corner. Henrique Antunes went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 43rd minute, Deivid Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 played minutes, Viola Invest's Martin Bilașco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Geovanni Ferreira 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 Viola Invest reached it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clemente de Castro made a kick off. Clemente de Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Şneapotă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when The Beatles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Maia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovanni Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nae Bărboianu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Florin Bălașa. After 70 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Brezeanu. The audience was convinced that Henrique Antunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Şneapotă was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. When Ferdinand Eftimiu came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Viola Invest 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 Ferdinand Eftimiu couldn't finish the play. Geovanni Ferreira made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Ferdinand Eftimiu sent off a good shot on target. Geovanni Ferreira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gelu Covaci in the 84th minute. A collision led to The Beatles getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Arthur Cardozo hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the game, Nae Bărboianu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viola Invest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Beatles the free kick. When the match was over Viola Invest could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Beatles throughout the match.