U18 World League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Honorato Calado got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Cimpoieru came free, but Octávio Moita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Fărcașu in the 5th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Octávio Moita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Florin Brădea made a precise shot to the right of Octávio Moita. SC Braga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The Scorpions -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Scorpions -MM-'s Eric Cimpoieru 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Hélio Cerqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Fărcașu during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Scorpions -MM- getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Cristian Fărcașu hit a great ball. The supporters of Scorpions -MM- booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandrino Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 played minutes Scorpions -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Eric Cimpoieru. Octávio Moita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Cimpoieru, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Cristian Fărcașu scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octávio Moita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the game, Cristian Fărcașu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Octávio Moita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eric Cimpoieru to strike the kick off in the second half. Florin Brădea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Octávio Moita made a huge save. Octávio Moita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Fărcașu in the 55th minute of play. Octávio Moita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Fărcașu in the 58th minute of the match. After 59 minutes, Fabian Orășan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scorpions -MM- and the SC Braga players grew even worse after the yellow card. Scorpions -MM-'s Avram Golescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gentil Vasques in the 60th minute of play. Vasile Onitiu hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. SC Braga's Octávio Moita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Cimpoieru in the 68th minute of play. Octávio Moita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Fărcașu in the 71st minute. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Scorpions -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandru Siteavu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Alexandrino Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Scorpions -MM-'s Aurelian Dănănae got a free kick in the 88th minute. Danilo Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Eric Cimpoieru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Scorpions -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Braga the free kick. A collision led to Scorpions -MM- getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Eric Cimpoieru hit a great ball. When Danilo Reis came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the SC Braga fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Danilo Reis couldn't finish the play. The Scorpions -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Scorpions -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.