U18 World League

Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Şumălan kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Cornel Bourceanu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Brasília FC - DMZ's Nestor de Sena. Nestor de Sena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nestor de Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Şumălan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Ivan Şumălan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nestor de Sena. Real Brasília FC - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Şumălan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 15 minutes of play, Juventus PTM's Emanuel Mocanu made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nestor de Sena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nestor de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornel Bourceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Ivan Şumălan came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Juventus PTM 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 Ivan Şumălan couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Real Brasília FC - DMZ's zone, Cornel Bourceanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor de Sena came out of the goal and Cornel Bourceanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cornel Bourceanu in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor de Sena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivan Şumălan took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nestor de Sena. Nestor de Sena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. In the 33rdth minute of the game Ivan Şumălan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Brasília FC - DMZ's Nestor de Sena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nestor de Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornel Bourceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Cornel Bourceanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Şumălan in the 38th minute of play forced Real Brasília FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Nestor de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Real Brasília FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Şumălan came free, but Nestor de Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Şumălan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Nascimento to strike the kick off in the second half. Armando Nascimento hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Ivan Şumălan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Nestor de Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Kauã de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 0-7 became the score in the 69th minute when Ivan Şumălan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 72 played minutes Juventus PTM got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Şumălan. In the 78th minute, Cornel Bourceanu made a precise shot to the right of Nestor de Sena. Real Brasília FC - DMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Ivan Şumălan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nestor de Sena came out and tried to block the shot, but Ivan Şumălan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Real Brasília FC - DMZ booed when Juventus PTM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornel Doman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Nascimento was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 92nd minute, Armando Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Juventus PTM supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Juventus PTM would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.