U18 World League

Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 7589 (Terracing: 5693, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gavril Mihai started the match with the kick off. Eantdit FK's Ionel Fecioru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Eantdit FK from getting a goal against them. Jacob Lameiras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Bratoloveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Evandro Azeredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionel Fecioru having to interfere. Jordão Esparteiro made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alcides Gama however managed to control. Ionel Fecioru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Mascarenhas in the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Eantdit FK's goalkeeper Ionel Fecioru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Evandro Azeredo in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ionel Fecioru, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 23 minutes Eantdit FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adérito Castro who took care of the corner kick. After 23 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Alcides Gama. In the 23rd minute, Alcides Gama fired away a sharp free kick straight at the goal. It looked like it might be really tough for the goalie to handle, but the shot went into the stands to the left of Ionel Fecioru. Adérito Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Adérito Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The supporters of Eantdit FK booed when LA COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Peseiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Gavril Mihai made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Lameiras. LA COSA NOSTRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jacob Lameiras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Bratoloveanu in the 38th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When Evandro Azeredo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the LA COSA NOSTRA 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 Evandro Azeredo couldn't finish the play. Ionel Fecioru didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when LA COSA NOSTRA's Evandro Azeredo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. A sloppy throw-in by Jordão Esparteiro in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Eantdit FK's Basarab Domnescu. Aristides Mascarenhas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, Alcides Gama hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adérito Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 minutes of play, LA COSA NOSTRA's Evandro Azeredo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionel Fecioru was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eantdit FK's Ionel Fecioru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evandro Azeredo in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of LA COSA NOSTRA booed when Eantdit FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Domnescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, LA COSA NOSTRA's Adalberto Peseiro got a free kick in the 77th minute. Aristides Mascarenhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ionel Fecioru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adalberto Peseiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Marcel Plopeanu managed to, on his own, get straight through LA COSA NOSTRA's defense and in the 84th minute placed the ball to the left of Jacob Lameiras. 2-2. A collision led to LA COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Silvestre Castilho hit a great ball.