U18 World League

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Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Silviu Stoian made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Vascogoianiense FC's Anderson Valladares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavius Popoacă narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Ionuț Oroveanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Olavo Fonseca. The goal made the score 1-0. A collision led to Rovine Craiova getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Cătălin Cojan hit a great ball. Dedê Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Vascogoianiense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olavo Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silviu Stoian's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Ronaldão Carvalho's late challenge caught a Rovine Craiova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldão Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rovine Craiova booed when Vascogoianiense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldão Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Mihnea Potra in the 20th minute really tested Olavo Fonseca's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Moisés Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes Vascogoianiense FC got a freekick which was hit by Moisés Amaral. Olavo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octav Chițu in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ionuț Oroveanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olavo Fonseca was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Ionuț Oroveanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Olavo Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Vascogoianiense FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rovine Craiova:s goal. Vascogoianiense FC:s Olavo Fonseca showed great skill when he stopped Octav Chițu:s penalty. After 34 played minutes Vascogoianiense FC got a freekick which was hit by Moisés Amaral. 35 minutes into the match, Ionuț Oroveanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Olavo Fonseca, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Rovine Craiova's Ştefan Ene got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 40th minute of the match Júnior Camargo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Flavius Popoacă showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dedê Valladares kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute of the match, Mihnea Potra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Olavo Fonseca saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anderson Valladares to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihnea Potra to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Vascogoianiense FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Téo Marques hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Mihnea Potra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olavo Fonseca skillfully saved the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Rovine Craiova's Ionuț Oroveanu made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olavo Fonseca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olavo Fonseca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ionuț Oroveanu's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. A collision led to Vascogoianiense FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Túlio Paes hit a great ball. Olavo Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihnea Potra, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Dedê Valladares fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vascogoianiense FC's protests and gave Dedê Valladares a yellow card for diving instead. Dedê Valladares hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Olavo Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Stoian, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Olavo Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Stoian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silviu Stoian in the 77th minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Olavo Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Silviu Stoian came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Rovine Craiova 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 Silviu Stoian couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ionuț Oroveanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olavo Fonseca was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the game, Rovine Craiova's Silviu Stoian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olavo Fonseca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Olavo Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Stoian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silviu Stoian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rovine Craiova's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.