U23 World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cássio Cortez got the match started through his kick off. Ştefan Gârniceanu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ştefan Gârniceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alcino França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Ştefan Gârniceanu managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Ştefan Gârniceanu managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 14 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Ştefan Gârniceanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cássio Cortez. Alfredo Manso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Aelgoet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sabadim Harammes PRD getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Alberto Pires hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sabadim Harammes PRD's zone, Petruț Ciolac stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Manso came out of the goal and Petruț Ciolac tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Alcino França took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Ştefan Gârniceanu to make any attempt to save it. FC Lutanu's Ştefan Gârniceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcino França in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Romão Soares got a free kick in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Felix Panduru managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lutanu's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Panduru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Manso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alcino França recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ştefan Gârniceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alcino França, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A hard shot 44 in the game by Cássio Cortez from a close distance when the talented Ştefan Gârniceanu managed to make a qualified save. FC Lutanu's players were relieved. Cássio Cortez took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ştefan Gârniceanu. Ştefan Gârniceanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

In the 54th minute, Alcino França ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ştefan Gârniceanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Fernando Couto charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Couto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sabadim Harammes PRD getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fernando Couto hit a great ball. When Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. FC Lutanu's attentive Lucian Petriceanu managed to snatch the ball when Fernando Couto made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alfredo Manso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Aelgoet in the 75th minute of play. When Cássio Cortez came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Sabadim Harammes PRD 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 Cássio Cortez couldn't finish the play. Ştefan Gârniceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio Cortez, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Alcino França managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sabadim Harammes PRD's supporters rose to their feet, but Alcino França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ştefan Gârniceanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Sabadim Harammes PRD's Leandro Marega in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th match minute, FC Lutanu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Panduru to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alcino França shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ştefan Gârniceanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sabadim Harammes PRD reached it. 94 minutes into the match, Cássio Cortez notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of FC Lutanu's Ştefan Gârniceanu. Ştefan Gârniceanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sabadim Harammes PRD had played much better football throughout.