World League

Arena Real
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matthias Holmgren got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Black StarZ got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Frederico. The supporters of Jörlanda booed when Black StarZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaias Tuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Pinkhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celestino Umea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Pinkhas in the 6th minute of play. Matthias Holmgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Pedroso hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, Black StarZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Montae to maneuver through the defense. The Jörlanda fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Jörlanda's Paulo Pinkhas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 29th minute Matthias Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Umea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jörlanda were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Black StarZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sven-Edvin Hedberg took the corner. After taking down the ball on Jörlanda's corner Patrik Harlén fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Celestino Umea quite easily take care of the ball. Black StarZ's Celestino Umea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Pinkhas in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Black StarZ's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Pinkhas came free, but Celestino Umea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Matthias Holmgren notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Black StarZ's Celestino Umea. Celestino Umea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute, Paulo Pinkhas made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Umea. Black StarZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 43 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Östen Hedin. Matthias Holmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isaias Tuste to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Östen Hedin took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Celestino Umea to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthias Holmgren got free with Celestino Umea in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Pinkhas in the 57th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Celestino Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute of the match Jörlanda got a corner. Black StarZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sven-Edvin Hedberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Celestino Umea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Pinkhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Black StarZ's Celestino Umea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Black StarZ from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Paulo Pinkhas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celestino Umea was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the game, Jörlanda's Östen Hedin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celestino Umea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Alberto Montae hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Alberto Montae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Pinkhas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Celestino Umea. That made the score 0-7 in the 95 minute of play. Jörlanda played a much better game than Black StarZ and deserved their victory. The Black StarZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.