U21 World League

Monleiro
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Iustinian Drăghincescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6 played minutes FC GURZUN got a freekick which was hit by Gică Oros. After having played for 7 minutes, Adilson Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adilson Monteiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Soberano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Dăianu having to interfere. After 13 played minutes S O B E R A N O CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Adilson Monteiro. Cătălin Dăianu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juvenal Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. With a little luck, FC GURZUN's Cătălin Dăianu got control of the ball when Osmar Luz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cătălin Dăianu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osmar Luz in the 31st minute. 35 minutes into the game, Arboleda Soberano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cătălin Dăianu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute Iustinian Drăghincescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osmar Luz to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match Hélio da Rocha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cătălin Dăianu skillfully saved the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Gică Oros put in a rough tackle. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC GURZUN! The referee gave S O B E R A N O CIMZ a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hélio da Rocha, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC GURZUN's Cătălin Dăianu. 2-0. After 59 minutes, Edu Antunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S O B E R A N O CIMZ and the FC GURZUN players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to S O B E R A N O CIMZ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Edu Antunes hit a great ball. After 61 minutes, Iustinian Drăghincescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC GURZUN and the S O B E R A N O CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes FC GURZUN got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Drăghincescu. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Juvenal Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Juvenal Alves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cătălin Dăianu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Luz in the 67th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Cătălin Dăianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cătălin Dăianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osmar Luz in the 70th minute of the match. Cătălin Dăianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmar Luz in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Osmar Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Dăianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal Alves in the 74th minute of play forced FC GURZUN's goalkeeper Cătălin Dăianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arboleda Soberano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arboleda Soberano hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A collision led to S O B E R A N O CIMZ getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Elder Falcão hit a great ball. Osmar Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cătălin Dăianu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Mihail Ifrim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC GURZUN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S O B E R A N O CIMZ the free kick. Mihail Ifrim hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC GURZUN players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for S O B E R A N O CIMZ.