U21 World League

ARENA LPMZ
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augustin Ştefănuţ started the match with the kick off. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Roque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augustin Ştefănuţ hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Lupere FC - DMZ's Rodriguinho Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 11th minute of play. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Rodriguinho Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Zhi Ling in the 21st minute of the match. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Roque in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to Lupere FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Edmundo Toscano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emy Marioara in the 29th minute of play forced Lupere FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Augustin Ştefănuţ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson got control of the ball when Cláudio Loyola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emilian Stolnicu in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodriguinho Sergipano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rodriguinho Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Zhi Ling in the 38th minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, Lupere FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute of the match Claudiu Mârza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rodriguinho Sergipano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Roque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Victor Roque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Hermansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 46 played minutes Lupere FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Nóbrega. Rodriguinho Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Zhi Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Roque to make the kick off. Frédson Soeiro's late challenge caught a BlueLionesse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frédson Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Frédson Soeiro hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Augustin Ştefănuţ received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rodriguinho Sergipano came out and tried to block the shot, but Augustin Ştefănuţ slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 52nd minute. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Paulo Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Emy Marioara got a free kick in the 65th minute. Jonas Hermansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Loyola in the 68th minute of the match. Cláudio Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cláudio Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Lupere FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Loyola to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Amaral in the 74th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Hermansson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cláudio Loyola's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Augustin Ştefănuţ recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rodriguinho Sergipano made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Emy Marioara sent off a good shot on target. Lupere FC - DMZ's Cláudio Loyola got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Zhi Ling got free with Rodriguinho Sergipano in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodriguinho Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Zhi Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jonas Hermansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Amaral in the 93rd minute of the match. BlueLionesse were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Lupere FC - DMZ to leave the ground with a draw.