U18 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedro Dikaté kicked off to start the match. Pedro Dikaté hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Set Fire's Emílio Camarinha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costel Cezariu in the 11th minute of play. Costel Cezariu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Emílio Camarinha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Set Fire's Emílio Camarinha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costel Cezariu in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MIT's Costel Cezariu got a free kick in the 20th minute. Cláudio Correia in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iulian Burtea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Pedro Vasques put in a rough tackle. Pedro Vasques hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When Petre Prislop came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the MIT 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 Petre Prislop couldn't finish the play. Costel Cezariu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emílio Camarinha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After 36 minutes Set Fire's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Petre Prislop who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on MIT's corner Petre Prislop fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emílio Camarinha quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Cezariu in the 38th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Emílio Camarinha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cláudio Correia got free with Iulian Burtea in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Ivó Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivó Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Toni Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iulian Burtea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toni Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd minute, Eduard Culcer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, MIT's goal looked a bit too open when Simão Valies came free, but Iulian Burtea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emílio Camarinha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Costel Cezariu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 64 minute of play. In the 67th match minute, MIT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichifor Mara to maneuver through the defense. Nichifor Mara hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute of the match, Costel Cezariu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emílio Camarinha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 72nd match minute, Set Fire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neide De Matos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Correia in the 75th minute of play forced MIT's goalkeeper Iulian Burtea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MIT getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Cristian Rareș hit a great ball. In the 84th minute Nichifor Mara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Camarinha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Pedro Dikaté left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Set Fire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, MIT's Nichifor Mara got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Pedro Dikaté received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Iulian Burtea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.