U18 World League

GROAPA CU LEI
Spectators: 8153 (Terracing: 6116, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 162) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricardinho Simão made the kick off which started today's match. Samuel Reis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Anderson Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Oroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Clube do Remo MZ's goalkeeper Anderson Meira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionuț Oroveanu. In the 13th match minute, Rovine Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordache Andone to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Ricardinho Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube do Remo MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Anderson Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Oroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Simão in the 32nd minute of play forced Rovine Craiova's goalkeeper Flavius Popoacă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Clube do Remo MZ's Gualter Carioca got a free kick in the 35th minute. Anderson Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Stoian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Ricardinho Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavius Popoacă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Zé Carlos Toscano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gualter Carioca hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silviu Stoian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anderson Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Oroveanu in the 58th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Clube do Remo MZ's zone, Octav Chițu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anderson Meira came out of the goal and Octav Chițu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anderson Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Stoian in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Clube do Remo MZ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Zé Carlos Toscano hit a great ball. Anderson Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Stoian in the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Clube do Remo MZ's Sandrinho Pernambucano got a free kick in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Clube do Remo MZ's Zé Carlos Toscano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavius Popoacă made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Anderson Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octav Chițu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ricardinho Simão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Flavius Popoacă made a huge save. The Clube do Remo MZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.