U21 World League

Arena MRV
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kidlat Cabanit made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by George Singson. Christian Wik scored 1-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Moisés Donatello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Moisés Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaj Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaj Lundkvist in the 17th minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Moisés Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jordan Peterson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Moisés Donatello was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Clube Atlético Mineiro's Moisés Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malcolm Benett in the 18th minute of play. Edward Bergström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jude Bellingham in the 22nd minute. Clube Atlético Mineiro were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after FC Kurdistan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Henrique da Fonseca took the corner. Clube Atlético Mineiro's Romário Ronaldo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edward Bergström in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Clube Atlético Mineiro's Kidlat Cabanit slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edward Bergström. That made the score 2-1 after 26 minutes of play. FC Kurdistan's Edward Bergström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Kurdistan from getting a goal against them. Clube Atlético Mineiro's Kidlat Cabanit was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 33rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. FC Kurdistan's Joseph Damm was substituted for Christian Wik. After 36 minutes, Joseph Damm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kurdistan and the Clube Atlético Mineiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Joseph Damm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaj Lundkvist got free with Moisés Donatello in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 61 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by George Singson. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's George Singson got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After recieving a nice pass, FC Kurdistan's Malcolm Benett tried to score from far away in the 63rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Marco Lio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Moisés Donatello. Marco Lio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. Edward Bergström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kidlat Cabanit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moisés Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Lio in the 75th minute of the match. Moisés Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Haram in the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Hasan Haram shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moisés Donatello made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Malcolm Benett sent off a good shot on target. Moisés Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hasan Haram, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Clube Atlético Mineiro had won after a very even match.