U21 World League

Estádio Anjico
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Gurdurão's Renan Cunha 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. AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save AFC PunisherS™ from getting a goal against them. Renan Cunha in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Costin Ignătoiu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 5 played minutes AFC PunisherS™ got a freekick which was hit by Mihnea Costea. Renan Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Costin Ignătoiu made a huge save. João Vítor Dionísio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Costin Ignătoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Florin Hrandabur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC PunisherS™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gurdurão the free kick. The supporters of Gurdurão booed when AFC PunisherS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florin Hrandabur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruninho Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Ignătoiu having to interfere. If Mădălin Barbonța had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When AFC PunisherS™'s Mădălin Barbonța in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gurdurão's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Gurdurão getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Douglas de Amaral hit a great ball. AFC PunisherS™'s Mihnea Costea couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Gurdurão. In the 33rd minute, Constantin Uncu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Ciociu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Wilson Vianna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Barbonța in the 40th minute of play. Costin Ignătoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renan Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 46 minutes of play, AFC PunisherS™'s Sever Ţurcaş made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Vianna was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When Gavril Chibulcutean fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC PunisherS™'s protests and gave Gavril Chibulcutean a yellow card for diving instead. Matías Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Ignătoiu having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Renan Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Costin Ignătoiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Isac Frunză came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the AFC PunisherS™ 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 Isac Frunză couldn't finish the play. Wilson Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Barbonța in the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Renan Cunha notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of AFC PunisherS™'s Costin Ignătoiu. Costin Ignătoiu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gurdurão's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Mădălin Barbonța scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Vianna, making the score, 2-2. Gurdurão's Wilson Vianna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Gurdurão from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute of the match, Sever Ţurcaş tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilson Vianna saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 81st minute AFC PunisherS™ were awarded a corner. Mihnea Costea went to the cornerflag to take it. Mădălin Barbonța was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 83 minutes of play, AFC PunisherS™'s Isac Frunză made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Vianna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Naldo Viana hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Costin Ignătoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naldo Viana in the 95th minute of the match. The AFC PunisherS™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC PunisherS™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.