U21 World League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 154) GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Dinu Slicaru started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some careless play in the São Paulo da Floresta defense, Dinu Slicaru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodoro Jacinto. The São Paulo da Floresta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodoro Jacinto should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the game, São Paulo da Floresta's Xande Cachorro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ioan Papadima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 14 minutes into the match, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalkeeper Ioan Papadima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xande Cachorro. In the 17thth minute of the game Maximiliano Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Ioan Papadima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Maximiliano Pardo put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ioan Papadima. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cornel Gabor during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Cornel Gabor got a free kick in the 21st minute. Ioan Papadima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Pardo in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xande Cachorro was slow to take the kick. During this time São Paulo da Floresta's players had a chance to rest. If Kim Sandström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalkeeper Ioan Papadima, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute of the match São Paulo da Floresta got a corner. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xande Cachorro ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Maximiliano Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalkeeper Ioan Papadima, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Bogdan Pârlog hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game was made by Cornel Gabor with Dumitru Bogătean as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 44thth minute of the game Maximiliano Pardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Ioan Papadima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to GoooooooooooooooooooooooL getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cazimir Postolache hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Kim Sandström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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. Maximiliano Pardo was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the GoooooooooooooooooooooooL defense, Xande Cachorro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ioan Papadima. The GoooooooooooooooooooooooL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ioan Papadima should have stopped the shot. Cornel Gabor got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Pardo in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ioan Papadima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Ioan Papadima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Pardo in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match São Paulo da Floresta got a corner. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xande Cachorro ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Teodoro da Cunha managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 72 minutes into the match, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goal looked a bit too open when 吕思耀 came free, but Ioan Papadima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Xande Cachorro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ioan Papadima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xande Cachorro struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Ioan Papadima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for São Paulo da Floresta. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dinu Slicaru during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GoooooooooooooooooooooooL getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Dinu Slicaru hit a great ball. Maximiliano Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ioan Papadima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xande Cachorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. São Paulo da Floresta's 吕思耀 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dinu Slicaru, made in the 87th minute of the game. 吕思耀 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ioan Papadima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maximiliano Pardo struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Ioan Papadima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for São Paulo da Floresta.