World League

Morumbi
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. August Ryberg started the match with the kick off. Leonidas Orange could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Mikael Rudqvist made a huge save. Gerrit Cronen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of August Ryberg's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Eger in the 11th minute of the match. Leonidas Orange could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Mikael Rudqvist made a huge save. Mikael Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonidas Orange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonidas Orange got free with Mikael Rudqvist in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonidas Orange could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Mikael Rudqvist made a huge save. Gerrit Cronen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harald Boberg in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, S.C.PAULISTA's César Eger ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mikael Rudqvist. Mikael Rudqvist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Mikael Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Eger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, August Ryberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. HEDONISM U18's supporters rose to their feet, but August Ryberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerrit Cronen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Urban Åkesson hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, HEDONISM U18's Urban Åkesson got a free kick in the 37th minute. When Leonidas Orange came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the S.C.PAULISTA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonidas Orange couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goalkeeper Mikael Rudqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonidas Orange. Gerrit Cronen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harald Boberg in the 43rd minute of the match. If César Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, HEDONISM U18's Zarco Simões got a free kick in the 46th minute. When Zarco Simões fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEDONISM U18's protests and gave Zarco Simões a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to HEDONISM U18 getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Zarco Simões hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, S.C.PAULISTA's Jorge Neto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mikael Rudqvist. Mikael Rudqvist yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonidas Orange to strike the kick off in the second half. Zarco Simões hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Gerrit Cronen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingmar Haström in the 61st minute of play. The S.C.PAULISTA fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when S.C.PAULISTA's Leonidas Orange 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonidas Orange might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikael Rudqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonidas Orange ran back to his position shaking his head. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Eger in the 70th minute of the match. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonidas Orange in the 71st minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, S.C.PAULISTA's César Eger made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikael Rudqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, César Eger notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of HEDONISM U18's Mikael Rudqvist. Mikael Rudqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Leonidas Orange had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonidas Orange in the 86th minute of the match. After 87 minutes HEDONISM U18's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Neto who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to S.C.PAULISTA's Vivaldo Campidelis getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. HEDONISM U18's Mikael Rudqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Eger in the 93rd minute of play.