U18 World League

Arena Industrial
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Cristian Macaneață made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to FC MeHigh getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Moise Mihele hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Vila Industrial FC's zone, Traian Onaca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquinho Porto came out of the goal and Traian Onaca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gernando Bittencourt got free with Nae Fundătoreanu in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Róbson Bittencourt could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Nae Fundătoreanu however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to FC MeHigh getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. George Curteanu hit a great ball. Nae Fundătoreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Róbson Bittencourt in the 18th minute. Vila Industrial FC's Róbson Bittencourt came free and shot a quick shot against goal 19 minutes in the game, fortunately Nae Fundătoreanu had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Traian Onaca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Vila Industrial FC's zone, Traian Onaca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquinho Porto came out of the goal and Traian Onaca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, FC MeHigh's Nae Fundătoreanu got control of the ball when Róbson Bittencourt tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Cristian Macaneață left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC MeHigh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nae Fundătoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Cristian Macaneață left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC MeHigh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Abel Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abel Garcia hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Róbson Bittencourt made the kick off in the second half. Nae Fundătoreanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Róbson Bittencourt went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Chiquinho Porto made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when George Curteanu sent off a good shot on target. Abel Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Emanuel Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Cristian Macaneață scored 1-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chiquinho Porto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC MeHigh made a substitution. Gabriel Arghiroiu replaced Paul Calboreanu. Chiquinho Porto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Onaca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Gernando Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, FC MeHigh's Andrei Tăzlăuanu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Andrei Tăzlăuanu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC MeHigh protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Andrei Tăzlăuanu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 75 played minutes FC MeHigh got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Tăzlăuanu. In the 76th minute of the match Tiaguinho Cunha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nae Fundătoreanu skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco da Rocha during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Matías Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nae Fundătoreanu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Bittencourt in the 88th minute of play forced FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Nae Fundătoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Róbson Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Fundătoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Róbson Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nae Fundătoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Vila Industrial FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC MeHigh were clearly better and deserved to take the win.