U18 World League

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) In the 6th play minute Aristide Chihaia came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cristóvão Souza. 1-0. Traian Pantea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Furtado in the 10th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Ares FC -MM-'s Cristóvão Souza threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Constantin Stoicescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cristóvão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Răchită, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavian Onitiu hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ares FC -MM-'s zone, João Francisco Tande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Traian Pantea came out of the goal and João Francisco Tande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, Capivariano F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristóvão Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Arosculesei. With a little luck, Capivariano F.C.'s Cristóvão Souza got control of the ball when Aristide Chihaia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Capivariano F.C. defense, Victor Răchită kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristóvão Souza. The Capivariano F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristóvão Souza should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Cristescu in the 29th minute of play forced Capivariano F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristóvão Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Capivariano F.C.'s Cristóvão Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Capivariano F.C. from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aristide Chihaia during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Capivariano F.C. booed when Ares FC -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Chihaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Capivariano F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristóvão Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gigi Arosculesei. Frédson Galvão's late challenge caught a Ares FC -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frédson Galvão helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ares FC -MM- booed when Capivariano F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristóvão Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Stoicescu in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The supporters of Ares FC -MM- booed when Capivariano F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristóvão Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Răchită in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Victor Răchită made a precise shot to the right of Cristóvão Souza. Capivariano F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After 69 played minutes Capivariano F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Frédson Galvão. 69 minutes into the match, Capivariano F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Lupoi came free, but Cristóvão Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Cristescu in the 71st minute of play forced Capivariano F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristóvão Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Radu Arapașu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Gigi Arosculesei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ares FC -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 78th minute Gigi Arosculesei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pompiliu Cristescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristóvão Souza was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 84th match minute, Capivariano F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Barreto to maneuver through the defense. Cristóvão Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin Stoicescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Cristóvão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigi Arosculesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Capivariano F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Constantin Stoicescu came free, but Cristóvão Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóvão Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Onitiu in the 92nd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ares FC -MM- fully deserved thier win.