U18 World League

Central Park
Spectators: 7810 (Terracing: 5859, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Sílvio Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul Rainea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Sporting Royal's Sílvio Moraes threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paul Rainea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 4 minutes into the game, Serafim Terra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Goblins F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Royal the free kick. In the 4th minute, Serafim Terra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernest Brănescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute of the match, Paul Rainea tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sílvio Moraes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sílvio Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Rainea in the 12th minute of the match. Sílvio Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Rainea in the 12th minute of the match. Goblins F.C.'s Sílvio Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul Rainea in the 13th minute of play. When Joel Bezerra fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Goblins F.C.'s protests and gave Joel Bezerra a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sporting Royal booed when Goblins F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th match minute, Goblins F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Moraes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigore Pacurar. Luizão Carvalho's late challenge caught a Sporting Royal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luizão Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sporting Royal booed when Goblins F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luizão Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enio Azevedo hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Rainea got free with Sílvio Moraes in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 29 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Costin Băcioiu came free, but Sílvio Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Rainea, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Sílvio Moraes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bruninho Campidelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panait Emilianu having to interfere. Panait Emilianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Drogba in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Pedro Mendes was the one to do the kick off. Sílvio Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Rainea, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Panait Emilianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Mendes in the 60th minute of play. In the 66th minute Iosif Prezan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Goblins F.C. defense, Paul Rainea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Moraes. The Goblins F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Moraes should have stopped the shot. Sporting Royal made a substitution. Iustin Stolnicu replaced Nicodim Lunca. Enio Azevedo charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enio Azevedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Bezerra was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Goblins F.C.'s Joel Bezerra got a free kick in the 77th minute. Sílvio Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Prezan, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Goblins F.C.'s Sílvio Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigore Pacurar in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute Grigore Pacurar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 98 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Stolnicu came free, but Sílvio Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Royal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.