U23 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Endrick Gol took the kick off in the first half of the match. SRP-Laguna's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Walter White scored to the left of an out of position Alex Sarmento, making the score, 1-0. Eddie Öfverman charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eddie Öfverman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eddie Öfverman hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute of the match Endrick Gol sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonny Hermansson skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Malmö White Knights getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Walter White hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the game, Luís Gustavo Laguna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SRP-Laguna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmö White Knights the free kick. When Walter White came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Malmö White Knights fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Walter White couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedrinho Figueiredo in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonny Hermansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Pedrinho Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SRP-Laguna's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedrinho Figueiredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonny Hermansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of SRP-Laguna booed when Malmö White Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ove Granqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Sarmento made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Karl-Johan Uggla sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the SRP-Laguna defense, Karl-Johan Uggla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Sarmento. The SRP-Laguna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Sarmento should have stopped the shot. After 46 minutes of play, Malmö White Knights's Karl-Johan Uggla made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Sarmento was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Walter White stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alex Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Johan Uggla, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Alex Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter White in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goalkeeper Jonny Hermansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Endrick Gol. Germano Neiva had several of the Malmö White Knights's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 63 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed Jonny Hermansson as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to SRP-Laguna getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Laguna hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Edgar Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Hermansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Pedrinho Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SRP-Laguna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrinho Figueiredo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eddie Öfverman hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Malmö White Knights's Jonny Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Malmö White Knights from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Malmö White Knights's Robert Söderman got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of Malmö White Knights booed when SRP-Laguna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Endrick Gol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonny Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Simão in the 88th minute of play. After 90 minutes Malmö White Knights's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Endrick Gol who took care of the corner kick. The corner led SRP-Laguna's Anísio Sena to a score. 3-2 in the 90th minute. Edgar Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Malmö White Knights could leave the field as winners, despite SRP-Laguna having more of the ball for most of the match.