U23 World League

Arena Black Bird
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Klas Enström started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Leo Björck fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Djurgården IF's protests and gave Leo Björck a yellow card for diving instead. Andreas Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Gabriel Maranhense struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Andreas Bengtsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klas Enström in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Åke Pilberg who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Åke Pilberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristiano Albuquerque quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Elói Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andreas Bengtsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amauri Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Djurgården IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amauri Barbosa was slow to take the kick. During this time Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's corner Amauri Barbosa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andreas Bengtsson quite easily take care of the ball. Cristiano Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Enström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, one of Djurgården IF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 25 minutes, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Andreas Bengtsson. In the 28th match minute, Djurgården IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johannes Öman to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Johannes Öman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Albuquerque. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johannes Öman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Folke Öman hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Djurgården IF's Ted Ödmann got a free kick in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Djurgården IF's Klas Enström got a free kick in the 41st minute. Amauri Barbosa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andreas Bengtsson. Djurgården IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andreas Bengtsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Maranhense in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amauri Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Paulo Arruda charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Paulo Arruda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Djurgården IF booed when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 minutes of play, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Bengtsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ted Ödmann struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Cristiano Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Djurgården IF. 65 minutes into the game, Amauri Barbosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Andreas Bengtsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ booed when Djurgården IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Cane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Djurgården IF's Andreas Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Maranhense in the 75th minute of play. Andreas Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amauri Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque got control of the ball when Ted Ödmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute Amauri Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvin Walroth's late challenge caught a Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edvin Walroth helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Djurgården IF's Edvin Walroth got a free kick in the 87th minute. Åke Pilberg made in the 89th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Leo Björck however managed to control. Andreas Bengtsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerônimo Alcântara in the 91st minute of play. Andreas Bengtsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri Barbosa in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute Gabriel Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ had played much better football throughout.