U23 World League

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelian Encea kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ioan Burdea during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes GoooooL got a freekick which was hit by Ioan Burdea. After a rather tough play, GoooooL's George Corduneanu got a free kick in the 6th minute. Vlad Tutuianu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Rodrigo Nestor. In the 9th minute, Aurelian Encea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, Răzvan Vişoianu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vlad Tutuianu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Valdo Vergílio. In the 12th minute, Lucas Moura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Vlad Tutuianu came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by ✪ XV de Umarizal's Rodrigo Nestor. But to his dismay, Rodrigo Nestor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as ✪ XV de Umarizal's Frank Paulista slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vlad Tutuianu. That made the score 3-0 after 26 minutes of play. After 31 minutes of play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Lucas Moura made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Tutuianu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, GoooooL's Alin Tirulescu got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes of play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Lucas Moura made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlad Tutuianu was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Frank Paulista made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Alin Tirulescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GoooooL and the ✪ XV de Umarizal players grew even worse after the yellow card. GoooooL's Vlad Tutuianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Nestor in the 53rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in GoooooL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! The referee gave ✪ XV de Umarizal a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodrigo Nestor, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of GoooooL's Vlad Tutuianu. 7-0. Răzvan Vişoianu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rafa Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Răzvan Vişoianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Moura in the 69th minute of play forced GoooooL's goalkeeper Vlad Tutuianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafa Pitta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Pășcuțoiu in the 71st minute. In the 75th minute Rodrigo Nestor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Tutuianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Rodrigo Nestor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vlad Tutuianu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vlad Tutuianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Moura in the 83rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ✪ XV de Umarizal's zone, George Corduneanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafa Pitta came out of the goal and George Corduneanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Emanuel Pășcuțoiu fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GoooooL's protests and gave Emanuel Pășcuțoiu a yellow card for diving instead. Emanuel Pășcuțoiu hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Vlad Tutuianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Nestor in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Rafa Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Pășcuțoiu. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans cheered their team off the field, for while GoooooL had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.