U18 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oswaldo Paulista took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Bullen's Staffan Julin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oswaldo Paulista in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Jan Hedkvist notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Luizão Diniz. Luizão Diniz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carl Lindgren kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Oswaldo Paulista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Luizão Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henric Vedholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rui Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Staffan Julin having to interfere. When César Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's protests and gave César Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. César Fantini hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Eriberto da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Castro in the 25th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Staffan Julin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oswaldo Paulista in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Staffan Julin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Eriberto da Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's supporters rose to their feet, but Eriberto da Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Staffan Julin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jack Olsmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jan Hedkvist made the kick off in the second half. Luizão Diniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hedkvist in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, Henric Vedholm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Bullen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Henric Vedholm got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Serafim Mendonça fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's protests and gave Serafim Mendonça a yellow card for diving instead. Luizão Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henric Vedholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. FC Bullen's Staffan Julin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oswaldo Paulista in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Olsmann in the 73rd minute of play forced ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper Luizão Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oswaldo Paulista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Staffan Julin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Belmiro de Godoi was substituted for Cauan do Nascimento. FC Bullen's Jon Broberg was substituted for Gunnar Hökkvist. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ made a substitution. Didi Dionísio replaced Oswaldo Paulista. In the 85th minute, FC Bullen's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after César Fantini fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Staffan Julin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Staffan Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Dionísio in the 89th minute of the match. Staffan Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Dionísio in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Ivar Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carl Lindgren charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carl Lindgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ made a substitution. Pedro Lucas replaced Didi Dionísio. In the 93rd minute, Carl Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Rui Castro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Staffan Julin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Lucas in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.