U21 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Petru Tărău made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi got control of the ball when Manual Hope tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute Iordache Simionaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Dietz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A4p FC Gad's Mugur Aanicăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manual Hope in the 13th minute of play. Will Donovan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. Nestor Dietz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Maniu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Dietz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiu Maniu in the 20th minute of play. Marcellin Stoddard charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcellin Stoddard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcellin Stoddard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Sergiu Maniu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Nestor Dietz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ion Bianu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Penaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquis Hopper didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petru Tărău received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nestor Dietz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Petru Tărău managed to get in a good position for a shot. A4p FC Gad's supporters rose to their feet, but Petru Tărău was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Dietz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petru Tărău in the 40th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Nestor Dietz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rey Pratt got free with Mugur Aanicăi in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rey Pratt hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Graham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nestor Dietz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Grigoroiu in the 61st minute of the match. Nestor Dietz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Tărău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiu Maniu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marquis Hopper hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Nestor Dietz made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Sergiu Maniu sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute Horaţiu Arsenescu suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Shaun Wang charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shaun Wang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A4p FC Gad's Gică Chilian was substituted for Horaţiu Arsenescu. In the 73rd minute, Shaun Wang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Maniu in the 74th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Nestor Dietz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mugur Aanicăi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rey Pratt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 88 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Rey Pratt. Marquis Hopper charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marquis Hopper the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Marquis Hopper got a free kick in the 91st minute. Victor Andone took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nestor Dietz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rey Pratt to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Felix Grigoroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Dietz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petru Tărău did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Nestor Dietz 94 minutes into the match. When the match was over A4p FC Gad could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sport Lisboa e Benfica throughout the match.