U23 World League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) 4 minutes into the match, Enio Mangueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iosif Foltea. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enio Mangueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tiberiu Zburlea charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiberiu Zburlea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Tiberiu Zburlea hit a great ball. Cristi Ciuvică's late challenge caught a Jardim América FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristi Ciuvică helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, Enio Mangueira made a precise shot to the right of Iosif Foltea. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Jardim América FC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Jardim América FC's Enio Mangueira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When Tomás Mazza came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Jardim América FC 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 Tomás Mazza couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute of the match Filip Chițu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luan Ramos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Iosif Foltea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Mazza in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Enio Mangueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jardim América FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 67 minutes in the game Cristi Ciuvică did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Filip Chițu. Luan Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihăiţă Nebunu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Foltea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enio Mangueira went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Mihăiţă Nebunu took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luan Ramos. Luan Ramos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Enio Mangueira took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iosif Foltea. Iosif Foltea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8.