U18 World League

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) Richard Linhares made the kick off and thus started the match. Joel Holmgren charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Holmgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pihl United! Thierry Henry kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Hjalmar Lind threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Richard Linhares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 20 minutes into the game, Robin Apelqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nestor Paraibano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Rasmus Gummeson 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. Hjalmar Lind stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Linhares's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The Magnifico FC - FSCMZ fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Richard Linhares 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 32nd minute, Richard Senna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hjalmar Lind was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. If Richard Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Linhares succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 38th playminute. With 41 minutes on the clock, Paolo Maldini commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Pihl United getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Paolo Maldini hit a great ball. Hjalmar Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Robin Apelqvist's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nestor Paraibano firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 56th minute, Cícero Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nestor Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Thierry Henry sent off a good shot on target. Richard Linhares took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hjalmar Lind. Hjalmar Lind dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Hjalmar Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Pihl United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Richard Senna took the corner. Joakim Näver tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Hjalmar Lind. An unnecessary self made goal, 6-2 in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Linhares in the 77th minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Hjalmar Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Machado to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Richard Senna made a precise shot to the right of Hjalmar Lind. Pihl United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-3. A collision led to Pihl United getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Robin Apelqvist hit a great ball. Hjalmar Lind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Pedro Araújo in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Robin Apelqvist dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nestor Paraibano, 7-4.