U23 World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The Beatles's Enrique Cosme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, -BZF- Viper eSports's goalkeeper Dacian Lungu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enrique Cosme. Søren Lipsø hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Apa Tare charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apa Tare the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for -BZF- Viper eSports! -BZF- Viper eSports:s Dacian Lungu showed great skill when he stopped Emerson de Salles:s penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Perez got free with Dacian Lungu in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute, Pietro Sales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roger Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Boieru, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Roger Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Boieru in the 21st minute of play. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Viper eSports's Florin Țepeluș got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 25th minute, Søren Lipsø hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, -BZF- Viper eSports's Apa Sete nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roger Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, -BZF- Viper eSports's goalkeeper Dacian Lungu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enrique Cosme. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson de Salles in the 36th minute of play forced -BZF- Viper eSports's goalkeeper Dacian Lungu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, -BZF- Viper eSports's Dacian Lungu got control of the ball when Pietro Sales tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Emerson de Salles kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dacian Lungu. That made the score 1-1 in the 41 minute of play. In the 45th match minute, The Beatles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. Florin Țepeluș was shown his second yellow card after 47 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 48th minute, Florin Țepeluș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Roger Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apa Sete in the 53rd minute of the match. Luca Boieru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Roger Silva made a huge save. Roger Silva made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Apa Sete sent off a good shot on target. -BZF- Viper eSports's Basarab Bogdan got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dacian Lungu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson de Salles in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute The Beatles were awarded a corner. Emerson de Salles went to the cornerflag to take it. The Beatles's Afonso Ferreira was substituted for Pietro Sales. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by -BZF- Viper eSports's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enrique Cosme was slow to take the kick. During this time The Beatles's players had a chance to rest. Cristi Papadache tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Dacian Lungu. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-1 in the 69th minute. -BZF- Viper eSports's Dacian Lungu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Cosme in the 73rd minute of play. Durval Passos charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Durval Passos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. -BZF- Viper eSports made a substitution. Luca Boe replaced Basarab Bogdan. Roger Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Boieru in the 79th minute of the match. Luca Boe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Roger Silva made a huge save. After 84 played minutes The Beatles got a freekick which was hit by Søren Lipsø. If Apa Sete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. César Melo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. -BZF- Viper eSports's Apa Sete couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Beatles. Apa Tare got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Apa Tare hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Afonso Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dacian Lungu having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.