U18 World League

Blårandsarenan
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Matías Barreto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute Matías Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olof Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Wesley Barbosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blåränderna's Olof Bergren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Wesley Barbosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Olof Bergren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Björn Björnsson 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. After a defensive mix-up in Blåränderna's zone, Wesley Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olof Bergren came out of the goal and Wesley Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Matías Barreto put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Olof Bergren. Cauan Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Haglund in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Blåränderna's goal looked a bit too open when Matías Barreto came free, but Olof Bergren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cauan Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Daniel Haglund sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute César Ribeiro suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 34 minutes, Samuel Dahlberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blåränderna and the Master Champion players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Blåränderna getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Samuel Dahlberg hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the game, Master Champion's Matías Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olof Bergren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cauan Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Björnsson in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jens-Erik Vallengren to make the kick off. When Alex de Mendonça fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Master Champion's protests and gave Alex de Mendonça a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 played minutes Master Champion got a freekick which was hit by Alex de Mendonça. A collision led to Master Champion getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Alex de Mendonça hit a great ball. If Matías Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matías Barreto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Olof Bergren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Matías Barreto struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Olof Bergren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Master Champion. Yan Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Blåränderna's Samuel Dahlberg broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cauan Medeiros came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Blåränderna's Björn Björnsson. But to his dismay, Björn Björnsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Blåränderna:s Olof Bergren showed great skill when he stopped Wesley Barbosa:s penalty. Gerson Pombal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Barreto in the 90th minute of play forced Blåränderna's goalkeeper Olof Bergren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 played minutes Blåränderna got a freekick which was hit by Tage Dahlqvist. Iuri Negri might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olof Bergren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iuri Negri ran back to his position shaking his head. Master Champion's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.