U21 World League

Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 7378 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 60) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serginho de Salles kicked off to start the match. When Mihai Odobescu fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's protests and gave Mihai Odobescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Mihai Odobescu hit a great ball. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Bărbânță in the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Alin Agud came free, but Caetano Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Tudor Bărbânță came free, but Caetano Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Emanuel Finteșteanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caetano Monteiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Caetano Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Bărbânță, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Alin Agud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caetano Monteiro. Icoara Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alin Agud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Valdo Lima put in a rough tackle. The supporters of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Casian didn't quite understand what happened when in the 28 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 31st minute, Tudor Bărbânță made a precise shot to the right of Caetano Monteiro. Icoara Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Bărbânță in the 35th minute of the match. Tudor Bărbânță succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Caetano Monteiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gigi Câmpeanu's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Alin Agud cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Caetano Monteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th minute Pål Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pål Ström in the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tudor Bărbânță was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Walmir Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Icoara Football Club from getting a goal against them. Icoara Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Tudor Bărbânță scored to the left of an out of position Caetano Monteiro, making the score, 0-6. When Gigi Câmpeanu fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's protests and gave Gigi Câmpeanu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gigi Câmpeanu got a free kick in the 59th minute. Caetano Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Finteșteanu in the 64th minute. Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Icoara Football Club from getting a goal against them. Caetano Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alin Agud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Mihai Odobescu. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pål Ström in the 73rd minute of the match. If Tudor Bărbânță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Alin Agud dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Caetano Monteiro, 0-7. In the 86th minute, Tudor Bărbânță ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caetano Monteiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. With a little luck, Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro got control of the ball when Tudor Bărbânță tried to sneak it across the goal line.