U21 World League

URZICUTA STADIUM
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicu Maghiran got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gildo da Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, FC Urzicuța's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Bittencourt came free, but Mircea Avacariței reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Cristian Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Avacariței saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mircea Avacariței showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dadá Torres in the 19th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Mircea Avacariței to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Dadá Torres put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mircea Avacariței. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 31st minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Mircea Avacariței to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Nicu Maghiran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Urzicuța's zone, Cristian Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mircea Avacariței came out of the goal and Cristian Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mircea Avacariței showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute, Cristian Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Pikachuzim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Victor da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mircea Avacariței. FC Urzicuța's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. FC Urzicuța's Mircea Avacariței played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 58th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, FC Urzicuța's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Bittencourt came free, but Mircea Avacariței reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luiz Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Maghiran in the 65th minute of play. Claudinei do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mircea Avacariței was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 69 played minutes FC Urzicuța got a freekick which was hit by Turgay Sökmensu. Mircea Avacariței acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Laerte Toscano. Victor da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Bittencourt scored 0-6 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mircea Avacariței, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute of the match, Cristian Bittencourt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mircea Avacariței saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pedro Luiz Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Nicola in the 84th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Urzicuța's Mircea Avacariței got control of the ball when Dadá Torres tried to sneak it across the goal line. AS Pikachuzim's Pedro Luiz Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Maghiran in the 88th minute of play. Mircea Avacariței took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Turgay Sökmensu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.