U23 World League

Acatar Arena
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Dumitru Firu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dumitru Firu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Dumitru Firu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Alin Chiru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arthur Guedes took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dumitru Firu. Dumitru Firu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Acatar's goalkeeper Dumitru Firu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Délio Araújo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dumitru Firu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alin Chiru got free with Gustavo Aparecido in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Acatar's goalie prevented a goal. Dumitru Firu came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes. But to his dismay, Arthur Guedes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Stefanos Ntinopoulos got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Gustavo Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Chiru, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 44 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Ntinopoulos. After 45 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Ntinopoulos.

Arthur Guedes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dumitru Firu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Gustavo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Taşcu in the 54th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Arthur Guedes put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Dumitru Firu. In the 58th minute Constantin Bâlea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by Délio Araújo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur Guedes got free with Dumitru Firu in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th minute of the match ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a corner. FC Acatar's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Délio Araújo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s corner Délio Araújo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dumitru Firu quite easily take care of the ball. After 67 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Guedes. Gustavo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alin Chiru in the 69th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur Guedes got free with Dumitru Firu in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s 余政翀 got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 83rdth minute of the game Alin Chiru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Gustavo Aparecido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gustavo Aparecido stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alin Chiru's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paul Taşcu who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Phoenix Phoenix managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. FC Acatar's Dumitru Firu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC Acatar from getting a goal against them. Ştefan Grama hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.