U18 World League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 10854 (Terracing: 8142, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Fabian Odobescu got a free kick in the 6th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Daniel Alcântara recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrei Azamfirei. Daniel Alcântara showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Petruț Oanță hit a great ball. Andrei Azamfirei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Alcântara in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Prata in the 17th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Andrei Azamfirei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Greblă in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Fabian Odobescu hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Daniel Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Azamfirei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Daniel Alcântara slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Andrei Azamfirei. That made the score 2-0 after 25 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Murgoci in the 37th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolae Bordeanu charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolae Bordeanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Nicolae Bordeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Rondinone F.C - FDFDF were awarded a corner. Róbson Prata went to the cornerflag to take it. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Róbson Prata was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrei Azamfirei in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Daniel Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrei Azamfirei having to interfere. 46 minutes into the game, Nelson Esteves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BlueLionesse the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nelson Esteves got a free kick in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Daniel Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Alex Murgoci dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rômulo de Almeida, 2-1. 60 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Paraibano came free, but Andrei Azamfirei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Róbson Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Azamfirei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Alcântara came free, but Andrei Azamfirei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 71 minutes, Daniel Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Alcântara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Fernandinho Sá was substituted for Isaltino Tande. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF made a substitution. Falcão Marques replaced Nilson Paraibano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Alcântara in the 74th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Andrei Azamfirei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Rafinha Sergipano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrei Azamfirei. BlueLionesse's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafinha Sergipano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Andrei Azamfirei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 80 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Odobescu. After 81 played minutes, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Róbson Prata shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrei Azamfirei came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rondinone F.C - FDFDF reached it. After some careless play in the BlueLionesse defense, Róbson Prata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Azamfirei. The BlueLionesse fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Azamfirei should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Emanuel Greblă got a free kick in the 85th minute. Leontin Pătrășconiu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Falcão Marques scored 5-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrei Azamfirei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the BlueLionesse players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rondinone F.C - FDFDF.