U23 World League

Arena Winters
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélio Terra took the kick off in the first half of the match. Octavian Chivu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Dudu Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélio Terra in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Corneliu Vulpăşin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélio Terra in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Corneliu Vulpăşin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Airborne FC's Frank Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 21 minutes, Iustinian Petre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unicorns ™ and the Airborne FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Unicorns ™'s Iustinian Petre got a free kick in the 21st minute. Dudu Mesquita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Corneliu Vulpăşin firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 28th match minute, Airborne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Mesquita to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tudor Bodea came free, but Diamantino de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tudor Bodea scored 0-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diamantino de Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Airborne FC booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tudor Bodea didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tudor Bodea was the one to do the kick off. Petrică Ţirpescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Diamantino de Queiroz made a huge save. Diamantino de Queiroz was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Tudor Bodea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tudor Bodea really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Diamantino de Queiroz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tudor Bodea in the 59th minute. Frank Melo hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Mesquita in the 68th minute of the match. Frank Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Corneliu Vulpăşin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséas Tinoco kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Calistrat Mihalcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Airborne FC from getting a goal against them. When Hélio Terra came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Airborne 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 Hélio Terra couldn't finish the play. Diamantino de Queiroz made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Tudor Bodea sent off a good shot on target. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Airborne FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Unicorns ™'s performance. The match ended with a win for Unicorns ™.