U18 World League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gavril Necula kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafinha Porto got free with Sebastian Medrea in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to FC ANC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Iosif Encuțoiu hit a great ball. A hard shot by Michel Gvardiol from long distance, 5 minutes into the match, got Sebastian Medrea's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Cruz hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Delfim Maia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th match minute, FC ANC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavril Necula to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC ANC's Radu Hidiș got a free kick in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Rafinha Porto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sebastian Medrea, 1-0. Rafinha Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Medrea having to interfere. When Radu Hidiș fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ANC's protests and gave Radu Hidiș a yellow card for diving instead. Radu Hidiș hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Rafinha Porto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sebastian Medrea. Rafinha Porto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. When Delfim Maia fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ADM Taquaras's protests and gave Delfim Maia a yellow card for diving instead. ADM Taquaras's Baltazar França got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cazimir Romanescu in the 32nd minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Rubinho Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ADM Taquaras fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when ADM Taquaras's Rafinha Porto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rafinha Porto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Sebastian Medrea made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rafinha Porto was the one to do the kick off. Sebastian Medrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafinha Porto in the 53rd minute of the match. The ADM Taquaras fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when ADM Taquaras's Rafinha Porto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Rafinha Porto put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Sebastian Medrea. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Doni dos Santos hit a great ball. Sebastian Medrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim Maia in the 67th minute of play. Sebastian Medrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ADM Taquaras fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when ADM Taquaras's Rafinha Porto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafinha Porto in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastian Medrea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th match minute, FC ANC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radu Hidiș to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Rafinha Porto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Medrea was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Papaiani got free with Rubinho Abreu in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, FC ANC's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Maia came free, but Sebastian Medrea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 minutes, Rafinha Porto made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC ANC's Sebastian Medrea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ADM Taquaras fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC ANC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.