U23 World League

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Överås BK's Alfons Löfgren 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. Överås BK's Marcus Nordin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saúl Soveral in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Överås BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Higino Viveiros was slow to take the kick. During this time Ɍυƒυs™'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Higino Viveiros got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcus Nordin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 8th minute Saúl Soveral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Nordin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Nordin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Soveral, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Alfons Löfgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francisco Ribas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saúl Soveral in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Nordin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 played minutes Ɍυƒυs™ got a freekick which was hit by Januário Correia. Marcus Nordin made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Gervásio Lages sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Igrejas to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Ribas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Löfgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Alfons Löfgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Ribas. Ɍυƒυs™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfons Löfgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Axel Abrahamsson charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Axel Abrahamsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Överås BK got a freekick which was hit by Axel Abrahamsson. In the 38th minute Alfons Löfgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Ribas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michael Spetz charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Spetz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Michael Spetz kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saúl Soveral in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Nordin saved Överås BK from getting behind. Gervásio Lages's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Marcus Nordin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saúl Soveral to make the kick off. Januário Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saúl Soveral in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Nordin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfons Löfgren hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Marcus Nordin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saúl Soveral in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Nordin saved Överås BK from getting behind. In the 74th minute Renato Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Nordin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Castro in the 76th minute of play forced Överås BK's goalkeeper Marcus Nordin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Överås BK's goal looked a bit too open when Saúl Soveral came free, but Marcus Nordin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper Francisco Ribas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfons Löfgren. Gervásio Lages sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicklas Pilberg hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When Nicklas Pilberg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Överås BK's Nicklas Pilberg got a free kick in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Lages in the 95th minute of play forced Överås BK's goalkeeper Marcus Nordin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Saúl Soveral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Nordin was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The Överås BK players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ɍυƒυs™ from taking control. The game ends in a draw.