U21 World League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adalberto Vianna took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Chicão Matos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Chicão Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Iacob Surdu in the 8th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Samuca Bezerra's left hand side. In the 11th minute, Ştefan Vâtcă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 13 minutes, Tudor Bodea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unicorns ™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Tudor Bodea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 20 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Rareș Papadima. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Marques in the 21st minute of the match. Adalberto Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Samuca Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tudor Bodea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 minutes of play, Unicorns ™'s Rareș Papadima made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuca Bezerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Unicorns ™ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tudor Bodea made a kick off. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Samuca Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Papadima in the 51st minute of play. Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falcão Marques in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Falcão Marques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Corneliu Vulpăşin was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petrică Ţirpescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Perivaldo Pitta came free, but Corneliu Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perivaldo Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Rareș Papadima notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Samuca Bezerra. Samuca Bezerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iacob Surdu hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Gil dos Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Corneliu Vulpăşin. Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ştefan Vâtcă hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Gil dos Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Corneliu Vulpăşin. Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Tiago Fontes got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Denis Negruț fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unicorns ™'s protests and gave Denis Negruț a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Unicorns ™'s Denis Negruț got a free kick in the 76th minute. Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falcão Marques in the 77th minute of play. Tudor Bodea hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Falcão Marques in the 81st minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tudor Bodea didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Unicorns ™'s zone, Falcão Marques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corneliu Vulpăşin came out of the goal and Falcão Marques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the game, Gil dos Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Corneliu Vulpăşin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Unicorns ™'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.