U21 World League

Estádio Pereirão
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christer Elg kicked off to start the match. Valdir Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Elg in the 4th minute of the match. When FC Snipers's Göran Bocklund in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pereiras FC's goalie prevented a goal. Valdir Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Chin in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christer Elg in the 9th minute of play forced Pereiras FC's goalkeeper Valdir Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdir Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magne Ryberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Valdir Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Siöman, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Pereiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Engels didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Isidoro got free with Emanuel Brandin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdir Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Elg in the 23rd minute of the match. A collision led to FC Snipers getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Johannes Biörnberg hit a great ball. James Chin kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 27 played minutes Pereiras FC got a freekick which was hit by Silas Soeiro. Marcelo Batista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Emanuel Brandin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Dennis Qvarnström got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 37 minutes, James Chin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Snipers and the Pereiras FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. James Chin kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Valdir Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Siöman, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Göran Bocklund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Batista got free with Emanuel Brandin in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nelsinho Carneiro was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, FC Snipers's Nils Sellberg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nils Sellberg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Snipers protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nils Sellberg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of FC Snipers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pereiras FC:s goal. In the 61st minute James Chin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Pereiras FC's Valdir Dracena got control of the ball when Anton Siöman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Anton Siöman could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Valdir Dracena however easily saved by the left post. Pereiras FC's Renato Silveira was substituted for Claudinei Velasco. After 68 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Qvarnström. After 72 minutes, Raí Messias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pereiras FC and the FC Snipers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pereiras FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Raí Messias hit a great ball. After 73 played minutes, FC Snipers's Göran Bocklund shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valdir Dracena 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 FC Snipers reached it. Anton Siöman was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. FC Snipers's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A hard shot 78 in the game by Anton Siöman from a close distance when the talented Valdir Dracena managed to make a qualified save. Pereiras FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Batista in the 79th minute of play forced FC Snipers's goalkeeper Emanuel Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Anton Siöman notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Pereiras FC's Valdir Dracena. Valdir Dracena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when Pereiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelsinho Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pereiras FC's Valdir Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Pereiras FC from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute of the match Ivo Macedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Brandin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 98th minute Nelsinho Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Brandin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 99th minute, one of Pereiras FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pereiras FC. Göran Bocklund shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.