U23 World League

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giuseppe Perez started the match with the kick off. Isac Cozmâncă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedé de Toledo in the 6th minute of play. Costin Iorgu in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Vítor da Mata, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. FC Steaua Pildesti's Isac Cozmâncă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Perez in the 13th minute of play. Isac Cozmâncă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedé de Toledo in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match OS IMPOSSIVEIS got a corner. FC Steaua Pildesti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dedé de Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to FC Steaua Pildesti getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Răzvan Petrescu hit a great ball. Dedé de Toledo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isac Cozmâncă. FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 31st minute Costin Iorgu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Vítor da Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to OS IMPOSSIVEIS getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Orxan Alişanov hit a great ball. FC Steaua Pildesti's Nichifor Vergulescu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 35th minute of play. The shot was stopped by José Vítor da Mata but with some difficulty. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Costin Iorgu 36 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedé de Toledo in the 39th minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Isac Cozmâncă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Steaua Pildesti's Augustin Nechifor suffered a concussion after 42 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerônimo Carvalho during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. FC Steaua Pildesti made a substitution. Adam Buș replaced Augustin Nechifor. In the 44th minute, Jerônimo Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isac Cozmâncă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Perez in the 46th minute of play.

José Vítor da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Iorgu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Mircea Isvoreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Giuseppe Perez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Isac Cozmâncă. Isac Cozmâncă yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The supporters of OS IMPOSSIVEIS booed when FC Steaua Pildesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Paulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Steaua Pildesti's Isac Cozmâncă proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Steaua Pildesti from getting a goal against them. José Vítor da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Paulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. José Vítor da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Buș, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Steaua Pildesti's zone, Dedé de Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isac Cozmâncă came out of the goal and Dedé de Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Isac Cozmâncă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedé de Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Steaua Pildesti's Isac Cozmâncă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar Maciel in the 93rd minute of play. OS IMPOSSIVEIS played a much better game than FC Steaua Pildesti and deserved their victory. The FC Steaua Pildesti players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.