U23 World League

Vila Mimosa Arena
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nilmar Netto took the kick off in the first half of the match. John Smed kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goal looked a bit too open when Denver Light came free, but Geovani Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Joseph Danielsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nilmar Netto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Joseph Danielsson made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Best in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovani Massa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 23 minutes £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor Petersson who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ booed when Virtual Aces was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herman Ekelund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cacá Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s zone, John Smed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovani Massa came out of the goal and John Smed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geovani Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Petersson in the 28th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Best in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovani Massa saved £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ from getting behind. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Petersson was slow to take the kick. During this time Virtual Aces's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Virtual Aces's Marko Willig getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Terence Puskás got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Virtual Aces's George Best in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Best in the 37th minute of play forced £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goalkeeper Geovani Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute George Best shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goalkeeper Geovani Massa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Oliveira in the 46th minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Joseph Danielsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell George Best to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Nilmar Netto 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. In the 55th minute, Denver Light left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Virtual Aces fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Geovani Massa made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when George Best sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute Virtual Aces were awarded a corner. Victor Petersson went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Victor Petersson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Geovani Massa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Petrigai Cerbera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Denver Light sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Denver Light reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geovani Massa. The goal made the score 0-2. George Best kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goal looked a bit too open when George Best came free, but Geovani Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 played minutes £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ got a freekick which was hit by Terence Puskás. 83 minutes into the match, Denver Light notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Geovani Massa. Geovani Massa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute Diogo Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Danielsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Marko Willig fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Virtual Aces's protests and gave Marko Willig a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ booed when Virtual Aces was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marko Willig didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 played minutes £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Toscano. Geovani Massa came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Virtual Aces's Denver Light. But to his dismay, Denver Light quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.