U23 World League

Santa Rosa Stadium
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sidnei Azevedo started the match with the kick off. When Sidnei Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dinamo Colorado's protests and gave Sidnei Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. Sidnei Azevedo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Alcaraz in the 13th minute of play forced Dinamo Colorado's goalkeeper Jardel Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Matthias Ekström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jardel Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Björkman in the 16th minute of play. Rune Söder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidnei Azevedo in the 18th minute of play. When Firma Barnängen's Humberto Alcaraz in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dinamo Colorado's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Carvalho got free with Rune Söder in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Carvalho got free with Rune Söder in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dinamo Colorado's Jardel Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Björkman in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rivaldo Dez. 28 minutes into the match, Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rivaldo Dez. Daniel Carvalhos short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Rune Söder to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 34th minute, Edgar Björkman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jardel Carvalho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 38thth minute of the game Mattias Svan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dinamo Colorado's Jardel Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joachim Rolandsson hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Rune Söder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Björkman made a kick off. Humberto Alcaraz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Jardel Carvalho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Matthias Ekström hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Ernani Vinhas hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute Elói Lago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Söder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinamo Colorado made a substitution. Natanael do Valle replaced Daniel Carvalho. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mattias Svan got free with Jardel Carvalho in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rune Söder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidnei Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the game, Sidnei Azevedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rune Söder was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dinamo Colorado's Miguel Trigo was substituted for Cipriano Loyola. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Azevedo in the 81st minute of the match. Rune Söder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elói Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Sidnei Azevedo scored 2-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rune Söder, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rune Söder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidnei Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elói Lago in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Dinamo Colorado's Elói Lago nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rune Söder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Dinamo Colorado's Maurinho Vargas was substituted for Célio Silva. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.