U21 World League

Stiubei
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Nascimento got the match started through his kick off. Lucian Daraban hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Luiz Nascimento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gigel Petculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gigel Petculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando de Queiroz in the 5th minute of play. Gigel Petculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Nascimento in the 9th minute of the match. The supporters of CF REALCipri booed when ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hudson Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute of the match Rareș Vulturar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oswaldo Nunes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Oswaldo Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pompiliu Prisecaru in the 17th minute of play. After 17 played minutes ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ got a freekick which was hit by Nando de Queiroz. A collision led to ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Nando de Queiroz hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes CF REALCipri got a freekick which was hit by Codrin Stan. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Oswaldo Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Nascimento in the 29th minute of play forced CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Gigel Petculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ booed when CF REALCipri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rareș Vulturar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 minutes of play, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Nando de Queiroz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigel Petculescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Oswaldo Nunes got control of the ball when Codrin Stan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codrin Stan was the one to do the kick off. Gigel Petculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th match minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo de Souza to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's zone, Pompiliu Prisecaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oswaldo Nunes came out of the goal and Pompiliu Prisecaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CF REALCipri's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Luiz Nascimento scored to the left of an out of position Gigel Petculescu, making the score, 0-3. Luiz Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Nascimento in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigel Petculescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luca Ghimpu hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. CF REALCipri's Gigel Petculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Nascimento in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Nascimento in the 92nd minute of play forced CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Gigel Petculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pompiliu Prisecaru kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.