U23 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chico Bastos made the kick off which started today's match. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Melis in the 3rd minute of play. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 5th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Atlético da Colina's goal looked a bit too open when Augustin Ştefănuţ came free, but Carlos Germano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Edmundo Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Claudiu Mârza managed to get in a good position for a shot. BlueLionesse's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudiu Mârza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Germano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Fantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jonas Hermansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Germano was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Augustin Ştefănuţ capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Augustin Ştefănuţ really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Carlos Germano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Huang Shu went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 23rd match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Mârza to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico Bastos in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Hermansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rafael Paraíba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as BlueLionesse's Augustin Ştefănuţ slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carlos Germano. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Deng Feng Tian put in a rough tackle. In the 31st minute, Deng Feng Tian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BlueLionesse made a substitution. Leontin Pătrășconiu replaced Amedeo Melis. In the 33rd match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deng Feng Tian to maneuver through the defense. Atlético da Colina's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 35th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Emy Marioara got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlos Germano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in BlueLionesse's zone, Rafael Paraíba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Hermansson came out of the goal and Rafael Paraíba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Huang Shu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Paraíba in the 62nd minute of play. Atlético da Colina's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huang Shu in the 63rd minute of play. BlueLionesse's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claudiu Mârza in the 65th minute. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Huang Shu put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos Germano. In the 70th match minute, Atlético da Colina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Fantini to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Augustin Ştefănuţ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BlueLionesse's Augustin Ştefănuţ got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudiu Mârza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Germano having to interfere. Chico Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Hermansson having to interfere. After some careless play in the Atlético da Colina defense, Augustin Ştefănuţ kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Germano. The Atlético da Colina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Germano should have stopped the shot. Atlético da Colina's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emy Marioara in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of Atlético da Colina booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kılıçhan Ekici didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonas Hermansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chico Bastos in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Bastos. 92 minutes into the match, Augustin Ştefănuţ had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Germano. Atlético da Colina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augustin Ştefănuţ was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. BlueLionesse walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.