U18 World League

Ebba Busch Arena
Spectators: 7424 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Crisólia FBPA's Dênis Sena started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Crisólia FBPA's Kauã Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Tolsson in the 5th minute of play. With a little luck, Crisólia FBPA's Kauã Mello got control of the ball when Jack Tolsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 9 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Pål Strömberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dênis Sena in the 11th minute of play forced KD Stiger's goalkeeper Gustaf Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, KD Stiger's goal looked a bit too open when Dênis Sena came free, but Gustaf Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marko Östman's late challenge caught a Crisólia FBPA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Östman helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, KD Stiger's Marko Östman got a free kick in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the match, KD Stiger's goal looked a bit too open when Dênis Sena came free, but Gustaf Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Jack Tolsson made a precise shot to the right of Kauã Mello. Crisólia FBPA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Maia in the 31st minute of play forced KD Stiger's goalkeeper Gustaf Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaf Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Coutinho in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Vilgot Sandberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Jack Tolsson could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Kauã Mello however easily saved by the left post.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jack Tolsson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute Jack Tolsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauã Mello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jack Tolsson scored 2-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kauã Mello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Crisólia FBPA's Kauã Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Tolsson in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Crisólia FBPA's Dênis Sena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustaf Rudberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Gustaf Rudberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dênis Sena in the 80th minute. Kauã Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Tolsson in the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to KD Stiger getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Per-Erik Dahlberg hit a great ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Tostão Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crisólia FBPA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tostão Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kauã Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Tolsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, KD Stiger could leave the field as winners, despite Crisólia FBPA having more of the ball for most of the match.