U23 World League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tião França got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlinhos da Costa during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barbie Doll United U23's Carlinhos da Costa got a free kick in the 3rd minute. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Cristi Ciuvică shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Frederico de Salles but with some difficulty. 6 minutes into the match, Silvério Netto 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 Silvério Netto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Frederico de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute Tião França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Foltea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barbie Doll United U23's Silvério Netto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Filip Chițu, made in the 19th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Isaltino Medeiros put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Barbie Doll United U23 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Cristi Ciuvică got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Frederico de Salles. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aurel Gorunescu in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frederico de Salles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute, Silvério Netto 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, 1-2. If Silvério Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cristi Boboc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frederico de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Gorunescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Aurel Gorunescu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Gorunescu in the 51st minute of play forced Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper Frederico de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristi Boboc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederico de Salles having to interfere. The supporters of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Godoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Iosif Foltea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Gaúcho. Waldemar de Godoi hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 75th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar de Godoi to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Panait Hrib got a free kick in the 79th minute. Frederico de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurel Gorunescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Tiberiu Zburlea kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barbie Doll United U23! Barbie Doll United U23:s Frederico de Salles showed great skill when he stopped Cristi Ciuvică:s penalty. After taking down the ball on ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's corner Cristi Ciuvică fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frederico de Salles quite easily take care of the ball. In the 92nd minute, Alan Gaúcho 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, 1-3. In the 97th match minute, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Panait Hrib to maneuver through the defense. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Barbie Doll United U23's performance. The match ended with a win for Barbie Doll United U23.