U23 World League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) After having played for 17 minutes, Natã Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Edson Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natã Aparecido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Víktor Guerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Edson Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Víktor Guerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per Bröms breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Bark in the 22nd minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Giovanni Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Bark in the 30th minute of play. Giovanni Nóbrega didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elias Rönn went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Bark in the 38th minute of play. Giovanni Nóbrega didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig Rönn went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 47 minutes of play, Ekedalen SK's Ingvar Bark made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giovanni Nóbrega was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The wind increased when Víktor Guerra made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juvenal Jacinto during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Salles. Dudu Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Uno Åkesson made a precise shot to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega. Edson Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Luiz Fábio Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per Bröms having to interfere. Juvenal Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Kléber Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uno Åkesson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Giovanni Nóbrega made a huge save. With a little luck, Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega got control of the ball when Ingvar Bark tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giovanni Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Heggert in the 77th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Elias Rönn in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Edson Futebol Clube's Luiz Fábio Pombal. In the 91st match minute, Edson Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig Rönn got free with Giovanni Nóbrega in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Ekedalen SK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.