U21 World League

Estádio Tamboril
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valdomiro Garcia made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manole Crașovan in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abelardo Diniz saved Tamboril from getting behind. After 8 played minutes Tamboril got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Lopez. The audience was convinced that Manole Crașovan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Diniz was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdomiro Garcia got free with Ovidiu Bojin in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute Manole Crașovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abelardo Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Crașovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes, Manole Crașovan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tamboril's Abelardo Diniz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Tamboril's Valdomiro Garcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ovidiu Bojin. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. If Sorin Năsturel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Crașovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sorin Năsturel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wanderson Ceresso hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Toader Apăvăloaie hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Abelardo Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Crașovan in the 44th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulisses Antunes in the 56th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Ovidiu Bojin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manole Crașovan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Abelardo Diniz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manole Crașovan in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abelardo Diniz saved Tamboril from getting behind. Ovidiu Bojin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses Antunes in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Ulisses Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Bojin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When José Vítor Lara fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tamboril's protests and gave José Vítor Lara a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, José Vítor Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Wanderson Ceresso made a precise shot to the right of Ovidiu Bojin. Champions Iasi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Abelardo Diniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manole Crașovan in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes Tamboril got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Tepedino. Manole Crașovan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo Diniz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Ulisses Antunes took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ovidiu Bojin. Ovidiu Bojin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Ulisses Antunes scored 4-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ovidiu Bojin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manole Crașovan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Abelardo Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Champions Iasi players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tamboril.