U23 World League

Nou Estadi
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andrei Lupu made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luiz Vides in the 17th minute of play forced Nàstic de Tarragona's goalkeeper Saturnino Ladra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnino Ladra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luiz Vides in the 20th minute of play. Sérgio de Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Andrei Lupu sent off a good shot on target. Sérgio de Azevedo was a little too slow when Andrei Lupu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-1. 32 minutes into the game, Andrei Lupu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sérgio de Azevedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Flóki van Dam's late challenge caught a Nàstic de Tarragona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flóki van Dam helped the player get up and apologised. If Andrei Lupu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Luiz Vides was the one to do the kick off. Saturnino Ladra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luiz Vides, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. André Luiz Vides might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saturnino Ladra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Luiz Vides ran back to his position shaking his head. Sérgio de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Lastras, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Sérgio de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Lupu in the 61st minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of BMB IMOVEIS SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nàstic de Tarragona:s goal. After a long run with the ball, Javi Bonilla did a trick in the 67th minute in front of BMB IMOVEIS SC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-1. An impressive performance by Nàstic de Tarragona's Javi Bonilla! Roldán Pascual's late challenge caught a BMB IMOVEIS SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roldán Pascual helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nàstic de Tarragona getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Roldán Pascual hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as BMB IMOVEIS SC's André Luiz Vides slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saturnino Ladra. That made the score 3-2 after 72 minutes of play. Andrei Lupu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sérgio de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Lupu in the 80th minute of the match. André Luiz Vides hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Facundo Lastras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio de Azevedo having to interfere. Andrei Lupu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio de Azevedo having to make a save.