U23 World League

Jereba
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vito Porto took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Vito Porto came free, but Narcis Cozorici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Jereba 4EVER booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Butuc didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ezequiel Tande came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Jereba 4EVER 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 Ezequiel Tande couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Jereba 4EVER booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Mereuță didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vito Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Paulo Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Narcis Cozorici made a huge save. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Castro in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Duda Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute of the match Ivan Mereuță shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeu da Cunha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moise Tulbure in the 18th minute of play. Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moise Tulbure, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A hard shot 22 in the game by Zé Paulo Castro from a close distance when the talented Narcis Cozorici managed to make a qualified save. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s players were relieved. 23 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Narcis Cozorici had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Brodel. Zé Paulo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito Porto took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narcis Cozorici. Narcis Cozorici dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Jereba 4EVER's Zé Paulo Castro in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalie prevented a goal. Narcis Cozorici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The supporters of Jereba 4EVER booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marius Cucerdean didn't get a good kick on the ball. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Narcis Cozorici proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- from getting a goal against them. Romeu da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Butuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Butuc came free, but Romeu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eugen Butuc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeu da Cunha was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. 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.

Dário Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narcis Cozorici having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Zé Paulo Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Narcis Cozorici was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Vito Porto scored 2-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narcis Cozorici, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Narcis Cozorici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zé Paulo Castro was slow to take the kick. During this time Jereba 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Jereba 4EVER's Zé Paulo Castro to fire away a dangerous shot which Narcis Cozorici despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Zé Paulo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 minutes of play, Jereba 4EVER's Zé Paulo Castro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Narcis Cozorici was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Romeu da Cunha managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Marius Cucerdean fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Jereba 4EVER's Abelardo Brodel in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalie prevented a goal. Vito Porto scored 5-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narcis Cozorici, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Jereba 4EVER from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute, Mihnea Elefteriu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Vito Porto made a precise shot to the right of Narcis Cozorici. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Vito Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Narcis Cozorici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Jereba 4EVER players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.