U18 World League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petru Isopescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in A4p FC Gad's zone, Célio Mangueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciprian Enache came out of the goal and Célio Mangueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the match, Iurie Sima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marquinhos Domingues. Joinville Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iurie Sima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 7th minute, A4p FC Gad's Iurie Sima dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Nestor de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciprian Enache having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Célio Mangueira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciprian Enache was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Joinville Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Paulo Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petru Isopescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marquinhos Domingues came out and tried to block the shot, but Petru Isopescu slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 31st minute. Joinville Esporte Clube's Flavinho Fantini pulled a muscle in his leg after 38 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cazimir Mocanu charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cazimir Mocanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cazimir Mocanu to maneuver through the defense. Horea Macamete charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horea Macamete the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Horea Macamete hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nestor de Lima to make the kick off. When Octav Cordescu fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A4p FC Gad's protests and gave Octav Cordescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Joinville Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fábio Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Iosif Bernea replaced Horea Macamete. Luiz Fábio Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Marquinhos Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Penciulescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Luiz Gustavo Simões's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciprian Enache was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Joinville Esporte Clube's Erik Vander got a free kick in the 77th minute. Marquinhos Domingues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Lixandru in the 83rd minute of the match. Joinville Esporte Clube's Marquinhos Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Lixandru in the 86th minute of play. After 96 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Octavian Odobescu. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. A4p FC Gad had won after a very even match.