U21 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ilie Balaci started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ilie Balaci sped through Granadero10's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sydney Barros. With a little luck, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Codruț Tuleiu got control of the ball when Rodolfo de Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Ilie Balaci managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ilie Balaci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sydney Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Louis-Philippe von Fallersleben hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- defense, Vinícius das Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Codruț Tuleiu. The F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Codruț Tuleiu should have stopped the shot. Sydney Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Balaci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Codruț Tuleiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo de Lara in the 33rd minute. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Ştefan Matei quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Valdomiro Damião, made in the 44th minute of the game. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Vinícius das Neves made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Ştefan Matei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vinícius das Neves came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Granadero10 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 Vinícius das Neves couldn't finish the play. Rodolfo de Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Codruț Tuleiu having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Louis-Philippe von Fallersleben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sydney Barros. Granadero10's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Louis-Philippe von Fallersleben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Granadero10's Giuseppe Seco managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sandu Tudor in the 71 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Eduard Giubelean got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to Granadero10 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gugu Travassos hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Silviu Simionescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Granadero10's Vinícius das Neves got a free kick in the 91st minute. When Ilie Balaci fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s protests and gave Ilie Balaci a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta-'s Ilie Balaci got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Rodolfo de Lara scored 2-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Codruț Tuleiu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. F.C. DIANU 76 -Stiinta- had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.