U23 World League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tudor Bodea started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Rareș Papadima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Walmir Schmidt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zandarin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zandarin FC's Tiago Gabriel Capixaba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Zandarin FC from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Rosado came free, but Corneliu Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Walmir Schmidt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zandarin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Walmir Schmidt came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Zandarin 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 Walmir Schmidt couldn't finish the play. Zandarin FC's Tiago Gabriel Capixaba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Zandarin FC from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 41 in the game by Tudor Bodea from a close distance when the talented Tiago Gabriel Capixaba managed to make a qualified save. Zandarin FC's players were relieved. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Flavinho Rosado made the kick off in the second half. Flavinho Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Vulpăşin having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Germano Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 played minutes, Unicorns ™'s Calistrat Mihalcea shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Capixaba 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 Unicorns ™ reached it. Corneliu Vulpăşin came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Zandarin FC's Walmir Schmidt. But to his dismay, Walmir Schmidt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 83 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Schmidt came free, but Corneliu Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Papadima in the 86th minute of the match. Zandarin FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Unicorns ™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Manfredo Saldanha took the corner. Manfredo Saldanha made a great header on Zandarin FC's corner, it was just that Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin managed to reach the ball for a save. Germano Souza hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match.