U18 World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) In the 9th minute, Cristian Bittencourt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Staffan Julin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 17th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Olsmann to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Torres came free, but Staffan Julin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Bullen's Staffan Julin got control of the ball when Dadá Torres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristian Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Staffan Julin having to interfere. Manfred Andreasson lost his temper 35 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 34 minutes into the game, one of FC Bullen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Staffan Julin, was totally fooled by AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt, who 36 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Henric Vedholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Claudinho Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 played minutes, AS Pikachuzim's Victor da Fonseca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Staffan Julin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AS Pikachuzim reached it. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Gunnar Hökkvist made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Henric Vedholm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bullen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henric Vedholm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Staffan Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dadá Torres in the 58th minute of the match. After 58 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Georg Lindqvist. Jack Olsmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Claudinho Moura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Georg Lindqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bullen and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Georg Lindqvist got a free kick in the 71st minute. FC Bullen's Pelle Odeen was substituted for Georg Lindqvist. Georg Lindqvist hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Jon Broberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henric Vedholm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 78 played minutes AS Pikachuzim got a freekick which was hit by Aílton Carneiro. When Cristian Bittencourt came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the AS Pikachuzim 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 Cristian Bittencourt couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the game, AS Pikachuzim's Dadá Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Staffan Julin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Staffan Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Batista in the 93rd minute of the match. AS Pikachuzim's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.