U21 World League

Hai sa fim High!
Spectators: 8412 (Terracing: 6309, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) FC MeHigh's Roland Warka started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th play minute Nabucodonosor von der Schulenburg came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Róbson Linares. 1-0. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Warka in the 12th minute of play. Florin Zăhărescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Abraão in the 13th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Fabiano Abraão 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. Róbson Linares made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Nabucodonosor von der Schulenburg sent off a good shot on target. Dan Braru scored 2-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Róbson Linares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute of the match, Dan Braru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Róbson Linares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 37 minutes into the game, when Sabin Almăgean put in a rough tackle. In the 36th minute, one of FC MeHigh:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC MeHigh. Florin Zăhărescu had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Fabiano Abraão's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 46th minute, Fabiano Abraão 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Humberto Pitta to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Nabucodonosor von der Schulenburg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbson Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC MeHigh's Florin Zăhărescu got control of the ball when Fabiano Abraão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Róbson Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Warka in the 59th minute of play. FC MeHigh's Florin Zăhărescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Abraão in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Warka came free, but Róbson Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabiano Abraão got free with Florin Zăhărescu in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 77 minutes into the match, Roland Warka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Róbson Linares. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roland Warka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The supporters of Merusca F&P - CIMZ booed when FC MeHigh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nichifor Geangu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Pitta in the 84th minute of play forced FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Florin Zăhărescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nabucodonosor von der Schulenburg in the 88th minute of play. After 90 minutes of play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Carlos Augusto Esteves made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florin Zăhărescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd minute, Roland Warka 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. After 94 played minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Paulinho Ferreira. In the 97th minute of the match, Carlos Augusto Esteves got a very nice opportunity to score, but Florin Zăhărescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.