U18 World League

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) O MOTIVO ⚽'s Válter Mattos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marian Dudău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Mattos in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Tudor Vulcănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Braga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tudor Vulcănescu in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Braga saved O MOTIVO ⚽ from getting behind. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcu Panait in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in O MOTIVO ⚽'s zone, Petre Mihăilescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dida Braga came out of the goal and Petre Mihăilescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, Fc Lothlorien's Tudor Vulcănescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dida Braga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marian Dudău showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Mattos in the 28th minute of the match. Vágner Recife hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Vulcănescu in the 30th minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Dida Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wágner Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Wágner Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute Celsinho Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Dudău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rdth minute of the game Tudor Vulcănescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dida Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Vulcănescu in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46thth minute of the game Tudor Vulcănescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tudor Vulcănescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viorel Buricea in the 52nd minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Dida Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tudor Vulcănescus short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Dida Braga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tudor Vulcănescu got free with Dida Braga in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dida Braga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tudor Vulcănescu's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Válter Mattos hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. A hard shot 64 in the game by Tudor Vulcănescu from a close distance when the talented Dida Braga managed to make a qualified save. O MOTIVO ⚽'s players were relieved. In the 66th minute Válter Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Dudău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tudor Vulcănescu in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dida Braga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dida Braga made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Tudor Vulcănescu sent off a good shot on target. Wágner Mota hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Petre Mihăilescu hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd match minute, O MOTIVO ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Quirino to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tudor Vulcănescu got free with Dida Braga in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, O MOTIVO ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Panait came free, but Dida Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Dida Braga managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Fc Lothlorien's Tudor Vulcănescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.