World League

Arena Tricolor
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rosendo Gervaso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juventus EC's Bilbo Arzube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisc Ciocoiu in the 3rd minute of play. Francisc Ciocoiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iacob Povară didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilson Leite went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Juventus EC's Bilbo Arzube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Bociort in the 13th minute of play. F.C CLUJ MEDICINA were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Juventus EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luca Pancu took the corner. If Nilson Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bilbo Arzube showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisc Ciocoiu in the 24th minute of the match. Iacob Povară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Iacob Povară didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilson Leite went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Iacob Povară made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nilson Leite in the 33rd minute. Nilson Leite in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iacob Povară, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rosendo Gervaso got free with Iacob Povară in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bilbo Arzube made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Bociort in the 38th minute of play. Juventus EC's Bilbo Arzube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisc Ciocoiu in the 40th minute of play. If Luca Pancu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Fran Yeste fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus EC's protests and gave Fran Yeste a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th minute, Fran Yeste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Iacob Povară, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Juventus EC's Luís Ramalho was substituted for Gabriel Peres. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisc Ciocoiu was the one to do the kick off. Iacob Povară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Walmyr Loyola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iacob Povară was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Magno de Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Iacob Povară tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute of the match, Francisc Ciocoiu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bilbo Arzube saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmyr Loyola in the 64th minute of play forced F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goalkeeper Iacob Povară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walmyr Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magno de Moraes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iacob Povară took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iacob Povară made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmyr Loyola in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, F.C CLUJ MEDICINA's goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr Loyola came free, but Iacob Povară reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Juventus EC fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Juventus EC's Walmyr Loyola looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 92 minutes of play, Juventus EC's Magno de Moraes made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iacob Povară was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Juventus EC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Gu Xiao Hai hit a great ball. A hard shot by Luca Pancu from long distance, 95 minutes into the match, got Bilbo Arzube's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisc Ciocoiu got free with Bilbo Arzube in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juventus EC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C CLUJ MEDICINA for a fine match.