U18 World League

Construction Site
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Team in construction's Marcu Hănescu 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. After a rather tough play, Team in construction's Ciprian Jușcă got a free kick in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Denis Guriță hit a great ball. Nelsinho Lopes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anton Iorda. Team in construction's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Hănescu came free, but Vicente Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Marcu Hănescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aristide Raţiu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Zé Carlos Paranaense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton Iorda was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 27th minute of play forced Team in construction's goalkeeper Anton Iorda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Team in construction got a freekick which was hit by Ciprian Jușcă. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adalberto Quadros in the 30th minute of play forced Team in construction's goalkeeper Anton Iorda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ionel Scripcaru fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Team in construction's protests and gave Ionel Scripcaru a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ionel Scripcaru hit a great ball. The supporters of Team in construction booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciprian Jușcă kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Jușcă in the 38th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Vicente Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Team in construction players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Espigão Steamrollers were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Válter Dantas made a kick off. Vicente Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciprian Jușcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Adalberto Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Team in construction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Scripcaru to maneuver through the defense. Anton Iorda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 56th minute of play. Adalberto Quadros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Anton Iorda made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Team in construction's Denis Guriță got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 64th minute, Ionel Scripcaru made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Catarinense. Espigão Steamrollers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Team in construction's Anton Iorda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Team in construction from getting a goal against them. Ionel Scripcaru hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 81 minutes in the game, Zé Carlos Paranaense dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After having played for 92 minutes, Adalberto Quadros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espigão Steamrollers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adalberto Quadros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Team in construction's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.