U18 World League

V.Sofia
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 150) Marcel Noica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Gualter Secco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Noica was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mădălin Vintilescu in the 12th minute of play forced Raining Blood's goalkeeper Albertinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Mădălin Vintilescu made a precise shot to the right of Albertinho Mattos. Raining Blood's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Viorel Lelescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Albertinho Mattos. That made the score 2-2 in the 16 minute of play. If Waldir Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Noica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Eduardo Leão's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. When Ilie Tolea fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc S.Zaharesti's protests and gave Ilie Tolea a yellow card for diving instead. Ilie Tolea hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Fc S.Zaharesti's Ilie Tolea got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Fc S.Zaharesti's Marcel Noica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Eduardo Leão in the 24th minute of play. Albertinho Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Vintilescu in the 32nd minute of the match. Fc S.Zaharesti's Marcel Noica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualter Secco in the 37th minute of play. Marcel Noica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some careless play in the Fc S.Zaharesti defense, Gualter Secco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcel Noica. The Fc S.Zaharesti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcel Noica should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Fc S.Zaharesti getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ilie Tolea hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gualter Secco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mădălin Vintilescu struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Albertinho Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc S.Zaharesti. A collision led to Fc S.Zaharesti getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Mădălin Vintilescu hit a great ball. Raining Blood's Gil Figueiredo was substituted for Luís Eduardo Leão. Raining Blood's Remo Magalhães was substituted for Matheus Mesquita. The supporters of Raining Blood booed when Fc S.Zaharesti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mădălin Vintilescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dé Mangueira struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Marcel Noica didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raining Blood. In the 61st minute Mădălin Vintilescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Remo Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raining Blood's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc S.Zaharesti the free kick. Remo Magalhães hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Marcel Noica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Fc S.Zaharesti's Mădălin Vintilescu got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Raining Blood's Gualter Secco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Noica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gil Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Marcel Noica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Fc S.Zaharesti's Marcel Noica got control of the ball when Gualter Secco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcel Noica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gil Figueiredo in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Fc S.Zaharesti's goalkeeper Marcel Noica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gil Figueiredo. Birol Biron kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Gualter Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raining Blood's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Secco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Noica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute, Viorel Lelescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc S.Zaharesti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Figueiredo in the 95th minute of play forced Fc S.Zaharesti's goalkeeper Marcel Noica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raining Blood's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.