U18 World League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) Michel Drogba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute of the match ADM Taquaras got a corner. DIF LEEDS BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michel Drogba ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 9th minute of the match ADM Taquaras got a corner. DIF LEEDS BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michel Drogba ran over to the corner to take the kick. ADM Taquaras's Michel Drogba was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aaron Bergqvist in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 10 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Hans Kellbom. Aaron Bergqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel Drogba's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Arvidsson in the 18th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Décio Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Rikard Helander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIF LEEDS BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rikard Helander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aaron Bergqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Augusto Romero in the 31st minute of play. Osvald Samuelsson's late challenge caught a ADM Taquaras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvald Samuelsson helped the player get up and apologised. Osvald Samuelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Aaron Bergqvist made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Michel Drogba sent off a good shot on target. After 36 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Boris Arvidsson. The supporters of ADM Taquaras booed when DIF LEEDS BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronny Liljeström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aaron Bergqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Romero in the 39th minute of the match. Boris Arvidsson kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Zé Augusto Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Bergqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Michel Drogba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Bergqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Michael Berg hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute Dito Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Bergqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvald Samuelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Zé Augusto Romero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Bergqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Drogba in the 64th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Aaron Bergqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Drogba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Bergqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Drogba in the 72nd minute of the match. The supporters of DIF LEEDS BK booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Einar Giliusson. Aaron Bergqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Drogba in the 79th minute of play. Décio Marinho made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Boris Arvidsson sent off a good shot on target. Aaron Bergqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Drogba, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boris Arvidsson during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Boris Arvidsson hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. DIF LEEDS BK's Aaron Bergqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Drogba in the 87th minute of play.