U18 World League

ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Arena®
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolae Pencu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Gaúcho in the 6th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Evaristo Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Arjoca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nistor Arjoca was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Evaristo Mello capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Evaristo Mello really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Mădălin Hrib's late challenge caught a ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mădălin Hrib helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Mădălin Hrib got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Tiaguinho Hermes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nistor Arjoca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca got control of the ball when Wilian Quadros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evaristo Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 45th 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 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilian Quadros to strike the kick off in the second half. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilian Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Adrian Almăgean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses Peixoto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the -BZF- Petrolul Berca defense, Wilian Quadros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nistor Arjoca. The -BZF- Petrolul Berca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nistor Arjoca should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ booed when -BZF- Petrolul Berca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mădălin Hrib didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Eliodor Birișu managed to get in a good position for a shot. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliodor Birișu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulysses Peixoto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Mello in the 74th minute of play. Mihai Opriș hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ got a freekick which was hit by Iuri Bittencourt. 83 minutes into the match, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goal looked a bit too open when Mădălin Hrib came free, but Ulysses Peixoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glauco Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. Ulysses Peixoto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Almăgean, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ had won after a very even match.