U18 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 8455 (Terracing: 6342, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Sven-Ove Wickander hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Baxters Boys's Leif Abelsson got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 12 played minutes Baxters Boys got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Ove Wickander. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Tham in the 14th minute of the match. If Beto Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16th minute of the match, Beto Aparecido tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jan Moberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Beto Aparecido kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jan Moberg. That made the score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cléber Palmeira during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléber Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Mineiro hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Emerson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olov Tham, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Beto Aparecido might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Moberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beto Aparecido ran back to his position shaking his head. Jan Moberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Beto Aparecido's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Moberg was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 32nd minute of the match, Orlando Mineiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jan Moberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. ITAFUT 4EVER's Emerson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Palm in the 34th minute of play. After 36 minutes, Sven-Ove Wickander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Baxters Boys and the ITAFUT 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Baxters Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Ove Wickander to maneuver through the defense. Per Strömqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Per Strömqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Baxters Boys:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ITAFUT 4EVER:s goal. With a little luck, Baxters Boys's Jan Moberg got control of the ball when Orlando Mineiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baxters Boys's Jan Moberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Aparecido in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Orlando Mineiro made the kick off in the second half. Beto Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, August Palm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Emerson Leão got control of the ball when Edmund Olsman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Baxters Boys's zone, Beto Aparecido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Moberg came out of the goal and Beto Aparecido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baxters Boys made a substitution. Alexander Klint replaced Johan Dalström. ITAFUT 4EVER's Edgar Baiano was substituted for Beto Aparecido. 75 minutes into the game, Edgar Baiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jan Moberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute Edgar Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Moberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luiz Perez's late challenge caught a Baxters Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luiz Perez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Pedro Luiz Perez got a free kick in the 81st minute. Jan Moberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Baiano in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Edgar Baiano made a precise shot to the right of Jan Moberg. Baxters Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. José Augusto Novaes hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.