U21 World League

IpiráCity Arena
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Adam started the match with the kick off. Edmílson Lara's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ciprian Ghioane firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 5th minute, Adrian Stancu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Buzău's zone, Edmílson Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciprian Ghioane came out of the goal and Edmílson Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ciprian Ghioane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adalberto Branco in the 8th minute of the match. Sydney Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Adam in the 10th minute of the match. Ciprian Ghioane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Vinhas in the 13th minute of the match. Sydney Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Adam in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Ilie Nasta made a precise shot to the right of Sydney Bittencourt. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 26 minutes, Castel Prabes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Buzău and the IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Buzău's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Wellington Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Ciprian Ghioane, making the score, 1-1. With a little luck, FC Buzău's Ciprian Ghioane got control of the ball when Edmílson Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Buzău's Ciprian Ghioane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC Buzău from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute Mihail Gherdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. João Francisco Abreu hit a great ball. In the 44th match minute, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Sanches to maneuver through the defense. FC Buzău's Alex Adam couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 44th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wellington Montenegro to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, FC Buzău's Sydney Bittencourt threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Remus Munteanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 55 played minutes, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Percy de Alcântara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ciprian Ghioane 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 IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ reached it. FC Buzău's Ciprian Ghioane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Lara in the 60th minute of play. Călin Șora hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. João Francisco Abreu hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Sydney Bittencourt acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alex Adam. The audience thought a goal was coming when Remus Munteanu got free with Sydney Bittencourt in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 71 minutes of play, IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s João Vítor Vinhas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciprian Ghioane was left in no man's land by his defense there! João Vítor Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sydney Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Adam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 played minutes FC Buzău got a freekick which was hit by Ilie Nasta. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Sydney Bittencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Munteanu in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ booed when FC Buzău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihail Gherdan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wellington Montenegro scored 3-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ciprian Ghioane, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Buzău's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.