U21 World League

San Saga
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Dieguinho Machado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Andreas Valla 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. 7 minutes in the game, Bjørn Mæhlum fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Robinho Sampaio having to interfere. When Jan Log fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saga TF's protests and gave Jan Log a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jan Log hit a great ball. Guilherme Motta lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Saga TF booed when ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldemar da Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar da Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Zé Pedro Camargo hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Saga TF's Bjørn Mæhlum sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robinho Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julius Fardal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauan Domingues's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's zone, Bjørn Mæhlum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robinho Sampaio came out of the goal and Bjørn Mæhlum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carl Jøssang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho Sampaio having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Waldemar da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

51 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Cauan Domingues came free, but Julius Fardal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans-Petter Vatle hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bjørn Mæhlum in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robinho Sampaio saved ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Valla in the 57th minute of play forced ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's goalkeeper Robinho Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robinho Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bjørn Mæhlum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robinho Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bjørn Mæhlum in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Mota to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute of the match Geir Høyem sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robinho Sampaio skillfully saved the ball. In the 67th minute, Bjørn Mæhlum made a precise shot to the right of Robinho Sampaio. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Dieguinho Machado hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar da Rocha. Svein Winje hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Geir Høyem hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Julius Fardal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gonçalo Dionísio. Andreas Valla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Robinho Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cauan Domingues charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cauan Domingues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Andreas Valla came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Saga TF 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 Andreas Valla couldn't finish the play. Saga TF's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.