U23 World League

Truseni Arena
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wanderson Valencia kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandrinho Cunha in the 5th minute of play forced FC Truseni's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaká Garcia hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Wanderson Valencia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Militros F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Wanderson Valencia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anibal Aritza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anibal Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Valencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Ronaldão Silva got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anibal Aritza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wanderson Valencia went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wanderson Valencia, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Wanderson Valencia made a precise shot to the right of Anibal Aritza. FC Truseni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mircea Dadu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerd Pollmann having to interfere. Wanderson Valencia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Anibal Aritza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anibal Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Valencia in the 29th minute of play. When Ruslan Cretu fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Truseni's protests and gave Ruslan Cretu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Ruslan Cretu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Militros F.C.'s Wanderson Valencia in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Truseni's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute of the match, George Pãduret got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gerd Pollmann was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ronaldão Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Aritza having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Militros F.C.'s goalkeeper Gerd Pollmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tudor Tãrâtã. Anibal Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Valencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Pãduret stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ronaldão Silva came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Militros F.C. 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 Ronaldão Silva couldn't finish the play. Militros F.C. were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after FC Truseni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sandrinho Cunha took the corner. Anibal Aritza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Valencia in the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Sandrinho Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Militros F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Sandrinho Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Aritza having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Ronaldo Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sandrinho Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th match minute, FC Truseni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Cretu to maneuver through the defense. Sandu Perju kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wanderson Valencia in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anibal Aritza saved FC Truseni from getting behind. Anibal Aritza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Valencia in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Dadu in the 93rd minute of play forced Militros F.C.'s goalkeeper Gerd Pollmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Militros F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Truseni.