World League

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ernest Manea made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Ernest Manea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save FC Politehnica Timisoara from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Manea in the 10th minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ernest Manea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson do Vale was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When Claudinei Nascimento fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bandelocos's protests and gave Claudinei Nascimento a yellow card for diving instead. Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Crușeveanu in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to FC Politehnica Timisoara getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Almiro Saraiva hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ezequiel Velasco during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 18 minutes into the game, one of Bandelocos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 24 minutes into the game, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Ernest Manea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson do Vale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save FC Politehnica Timisoara from getting a goal against them. Nilson do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Manea, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Nilson do Vale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernest Manea's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Manea in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bandelocos's Billy Dowdall got a free kick in the 38th minute. 45 minutes into the game, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Ernest Manea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson do Vale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After the first half FC Politehnica Timisoara were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Ernest Manea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson do Vale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernest Manea's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Isac Hojbota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 54th minute of the match. Isac Hojbota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Guilherme Varela went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Crușeveanu got free with Nilson do Vale in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson do Vale made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Håvard Bjørke sent off a good shot on target. Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Crușeveanu in the 71st minute of play. Nilson do Vale made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Olimpiu Rizea sent off a good shot on target. Nilson do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Rizea in the 82nd minute of play. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Elias Abad was substituted for Håvard Bjørke. FC Politehnica Timisoara made a substitution. Yosua Helguera replaced Fan Wen Nan. After 88 minutes FC Politehnica Timisoara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Billy Dowdall who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Bandelocos's corner Billy Dowdall fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isac Hojbota quite easily take care of the ball. Valdir Garcia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Bandelocos's Maurinho Vargas got a free kick in the 91st minute. Nilson do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Rizea, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 94 played minutes Bandelocos got a freekick which was hit by Maurinho Vargas. When the final whistle sounded FC Politehnica Timisoara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bandelocos.