U23 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augustin Ştefănuţ got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, one of Ferreira Lopes MZC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ferreira Lopes MZC. Ferreira Lopes MZC:s Tomé Montenegro showed great skill when he stopped Augustin Ştefănuţ:s penalty. In the 3rd minute, Augustin Ştefănuţ made a precise shot to the right of Tomé Montenegro. Ferreira Lopes MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Tomé Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 6th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Tomé Montenegro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Augustin Ştefănuţ might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomé Montenegro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augustin Ştefănuţ ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Augustin Ştefănuţ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kılıçhan Ekici to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Alcântara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 15th minute of play forced Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalkeeper Tomé Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Alcântara might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Hermansson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldo Alcântara ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Alcântara in the 20th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Ferreira Lopes MZC were awarded a corner. Dedé Paiva went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ferreira Lopes MZC's corner Ali Kağan Erol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonas Hermansson quite easily take care of the ball. After 24 minutes, Ali Kağan Erol made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pompiliu Minea to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Ronaldo Alcântara put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jonas Hermansson. Augustin Ştefănuţ could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Tomé Montenegro made a huge save. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute of the match Ferreira Lopes MZC got a corner. BlueLionesse's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dedé Paiva ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jonas Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Martins in the 40th minute of play. Jonas Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Martins in the 41st minute of play. Tomé Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Anísio Lucas was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Augustin Ştefănuţs short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Tomé Montenegro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé Montenegro saved Ferreira Lopes MZC from getting behind. 56 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jonas Hermansson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kılıçhan Ekici made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Huang Shu however managed to control. If Ronaldo Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in BlueLionesse's zone, Ronaldo Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Hermansson came out of the goal and Ronaldo Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomé Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Minea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrício Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jonas Hermansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Ferreira Lopes MZC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BlueLionesse.