U23 World League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Traian Hăvârneanu made the kick off and thus started the match. Traian Hăvârneanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Cosoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Hăvârneanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Valter Prada got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute, Valter Prada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philibert Lamouroux to maneuver through the defense. UFC STEAUA's Felix Cosoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Hăvârneanu in the 17th minute of play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Luís Caeiro sped through UFC STEAUA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. Luís Caeiro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Felix Cosoreanu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 25 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osvaldo Vilaverde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felix Cosoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Hăvârneanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Traian Hăvârneanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felix Cosoreanu was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Traian Hăvârneanu put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. Luís Caeiro had several of the UFC STEAUA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 35 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Felix Cosoreanu as he didn't even see the shot coming. 41 minutes into the game, Luís Caeiro lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Felix Cosoreanu. In the 46th match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Espinosa to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nelson Mendoza to make the kick off. Traian Hăvârneanu scored 5-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Cosoreanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Osvaldo Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Therkild Prendorf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Jaime Corte-Real made a precise shot to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 60th minute, Luís Caeiro made a precise shot to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. UFC STEAUA's Felix Cosoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 65th minute of play. Felix Cosoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Caeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, VB-Team's Luís Caeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Cosoreanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 71st minute, Traian Hăvârneanu made a precise shot to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. After 84 minutes of play, VB-Team's Traian Hăvârneanu made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Cosoreanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Traian Hăvârneanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Jaime Corte-Real had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felix Cosoreanu. UFC STEAUA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Corte-Real was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. VB-Team had played much better football throughout.