World League

Arena Bombadão
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Edmund Balkiewicz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Johansson in the 3rd minute of play. Guga de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Johansson in the 4th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Pauliström's corner Ivar Björklund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guga de Azevedo quite easily take care of the ball. Ivar Björklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivar Björklund hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Folke Melin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malcolm Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Luzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pauliström's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lino Vander was slow to take the kick. During this time Xandeco FC's players had a chance to rest. Ivar Björklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Guga de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Andberg in the 28th minute of play forced Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Guga de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Albert Andberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guga de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Andberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes, Ingvar Johansson made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Guga de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folke Melin in the 36th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Edmund Balkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Max Hjortsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pauliström's supporters rose to their feet, but Max Hjortsberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guga de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Pauliström booed when Xandeco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Guga de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Folke Melin in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the game, Tales Donato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xandeco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pauliström the free kick. A collision led to Xandeco FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tales Donato hit a great ball. Malcolm Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Pauliström's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Nóbrega came free, but Malcolm Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tales Donato took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Malcolm Wall. Pauliström's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Pauliström getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Alexander Lundström hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match Lino Vander sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Malcolm Wall skillfully saved the ball. When Folke Melin, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Guga de Azevedo was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Malcolm Wall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Balkiewicz in the 76th minute of play. Malcolm Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Albert Andberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guga de Azevedo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Guga de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Folke Melin in the 87th minute. In the 87th minute Ivar Björklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Xandeco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ivar Björklund was slow to take the kick. During this time Pauliström's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Pauliström's corner Ivar Björklund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guga de Azevedo quite easily take care of the ball. When the final whistle sounded Pauliström left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xandeco FC.