U18 World League

Boca do Dragao
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) After 2 played minutes GoooooL got a freekick which was hit by Aron Dobrea. A collision led to GoooooL getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Emanuel Pășcuțoiu hit a great ball. Minotauro's Guto Abraão got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Marco Gaspar could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Gavril Nicea however easily saved by the left post. 15 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Pășcuțoiu came free, but Rafael Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Cigu took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafael Paraíba. Rafael Paraíba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Léo Cardozo got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Pășcuțoiu came free, but Rafael Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Abelardo Munhoz got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the game, Aron Dobrea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rafael Paraíba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th match minute, GoooooL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gheorghe Udroiu to maneuver through the defense. When Marco Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Minotauro 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 Marco Gaspar couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Aron Dobrea got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 34th minute, Minotauro's Abelardo Munhoz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Gavril Nicea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Edgar Râznicu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the game, Diogo Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minotauro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GoooooL the free kick. Diogo Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some careless play in the Minotauro defense, Aron Dobrea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Paraíba. The Minotauro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Paraíba should have stopped the shot. If Marco Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavril Nicea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Munhoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, Minotauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aron Dobrea got free with Rafael Paraíba in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 62 minutes, Edgar Râznicu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GoooooL and the Minotauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, GoooooL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Râznicu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Gaspar in the 64th minute of play forced GoooooL's goalkeeper Gavril Nicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guto Abraão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavril Nicea having to interfere. Marco Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Gavril Nicea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gavril Nicea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Munhoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Gaspar in the 77th minute of play forced GoooooL's goalkeeper Gavril Nicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gheorghe Udroiu hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Guto Abraão. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched GoooooL eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.