U23 World League

Barra Funda Parque
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wesley Tróia got the match started through his kick off. Wesley Tróia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Basarab Zdroană fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galati Harbour Cats's protests and gave Basarab Zdroană a yellow card for diving instead. Basarab Zdroană hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The supporters of Barra Funda F.C booed when Galati Harbour Cats was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Andone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manole Ghiondea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Goiano in the 9th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Galati Harbour Cats got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Andone. Norberto Goiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Manole Ghiondea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petruț Vlăsiu in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gugu Gaúcho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Petruț Vlăsiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galati Harbour Cats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Manole Ghiondea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Manole Ghiondea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The long shot by Jefferson Soeiro in the 31st minute really tested Manole Ghiondea's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Vlăsiu in the 34th minute of play forced Barra Funda F.C's goalkeeper Gugu Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gugu Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petruț Vlăsiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Petruț Vlăsiu scored 0-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gugu Gaúcho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Sebastian Andone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Petruț Vlăsiu scored 0-3 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gugu Gaúcho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Giuseppe Negri fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barra Funda F.C's protests and gave Giuseppe Negri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Barra Funda F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giuseppe Negri to maneuver through the defense. When Sebastian Andone fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galati Harbour Cats's protests and gave Sebastian Andone a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Galati Harbour Cats getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Sebastian Andone hit a great ball. Alin Şoltuz hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 81 minutes, Fabian Minculescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galati Harbour Cats and the Barra Funda F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st minute, Fabian Minculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Giuseppe Negri was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Barra Funda F.C's Giuseppe Negri got a free kick in the 87th minute. If Sebastian Andone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Sebastian Andone 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. Petruț Vlăsiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gugu Gaúcho having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Galati Harbour Cats left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Barra Funda F.C.