U21 World League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernandinho Urbano kicked off to start the match. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Hope AFC from getting a goal against them. Valentin Hâjdău was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edmílson Matorin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. When Corinthians's Lúcio Barros in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hope AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Hope AFC defense, Gonçalo Borges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. The Hope AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentin Hâjdău should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău got control of the ball when Luís Fernando Guedes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, Emanuel Barbu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Hope AFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Sebastian Purje hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Fernandinho Urbano made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. Hope AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Hope AFC's Emanuel Ţurlău got a free kick in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Urbano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. Hope AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernandinho Urbano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Hope AFC from getting a goal against them. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Gheorghe Comănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Soeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Matorin in the 41st minute of play. Edmílson Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Valentin Hâjdău tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

In the 52nd minute, Gonçalo Borges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Edmílson Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernandinho Urbano took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 60th minute, Gonçalo Borges made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. Hope AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Borges in the 64th minute of play. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Hope AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petruț Aursulesei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Hâjdău showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 74th match minute, Hope AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Barbu to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gheorghe Comănescu in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cássio Soeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Corinthians's Fernandinho Urbano in 83 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Valentin Hâjdău guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The Corinthians fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Corinthians's Fernandinho Urbano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 90 minutes, Fernandinho Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernandinho Urbano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Hope AFC defense, Fernandinho Urbano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentin Hâjdău. The Hope AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentin Hâjdău should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Luís Fernando Guedes got a free kick in the 96th minute. Hope AFC's Gheorghe Comănescu got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corinthians walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.