U18 World League

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Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiago Godoi started the match with the kick off. Aílton Mota took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gustaf Olofsson. Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Wyoming Cowboys's Örjan Bokelund got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 10 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Örjan Bokelund. Aílton Mota charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aílton Mota the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute, Aílton Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute of the match Örjan Bokelund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leopoldo Queirós showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Gracie Barra's Doni Ramalho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 21st minute, Oséias Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Pihlwall in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leopoldo Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Anton Finnman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 26 minutes of play, Gracie Barra's Fabinho Vinhas made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustaf Olofsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélio Reis's late challenge caught a Wyoming Cowboys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélio Reis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute Leo Pihlwall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Igor Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaf Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. When Thomas Åhlberg fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wyoming Cowboys's protests and gave Thomas Åhlberg a yellow card for diving instead. Thomas Åhlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When Gracie Barra's Igor Pirani in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wyoming Cowboys's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leo Pihlwall was the one to do the kick off. Wyoming Cowboys's Gustaf Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho Vinhas in the 51st minute of play. In the 51st match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiktor Ingvall to maneuver through the defense. Gustaf Olofsson came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gracie Barra's Tiago Godoi. But to his dismay, Tiago Godoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Anton Finnman took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Leopoldo Queirós to make any attempt to save it. After 61 minutes of play, Gracie Barra's Doni Ramalho made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustaf Olofsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when Gracie Barra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doni Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tiago Godoi in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustaf Olofsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Gracie Barra's Tiago Godoi fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Gustaf Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Ramalho in the 76th minute of play. Gustaf Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Aílton Mota hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Gracie Barra's Leopoldo Queirós got control of the ball when Leo Pihlwall tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomas Åhlberg was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Wyoming Cowboys getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Thomas Åhlberg hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gracie Barra had played much better football throughout.