U18 World League

Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7795 (Terracing: 5847, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Eric Ivarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osvaldinho Félix in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, David Dahlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Degerfors IF's supporters rose to their feet, but David Dahlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Degerfors IF's Ingvar Granberg in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Psiu!'s goalie prevented a goal. Sidnei Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldinho Félix got free with Eric Ivarsson in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldinho Félix in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Ivarsson saved Degerfors IF from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Tommy Wik got a free kick in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Torsten Kock's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Pires was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Eric Ivarsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osvaldinho Félix. In the 23rd minute, Dan Grönberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingvar Granberg during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Matheus Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd match minute, Degerfors IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Grönberg to maneuver through the defense. The Psiu! fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Psiu!'s Osvaldinho Félix 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Eric Ivarsson made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Osvaldinho Félix sent off a good shot on target. Ingvar Granberg scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Igor Pires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Ingvar Granberg put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Igor Pires. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Kock in the 43rd minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Igor Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Granberg came free, but Igor Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toninho Viana hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Ingvar Granberg put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Igor Pires. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ingvar Granberg to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Osvaldinho Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Psiu!'s zone, Ingvar Granberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Pires came out of the goal and Ingvar Granberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Helge Alberg got a free kick in the 55th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agne Widberg in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Pires saved Psiu! from getting behind. Osvaldinho Félix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Ivarsson having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agne Widberg in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Pires saved Psiu! from getting behind. A collision led to Degerfors IF getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. David Dahlberg hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Matheus Paiva 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. Eric Ivarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Paiva in the 71st minute of play. When Tommy Wik fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Degerfors IF's protests and gave Tommy Wik a yellow card for diving instead. Tommy Wik hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When %teams%'s Agne Widberg was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-4 just inside the left pole, 76 minutes into the game. Igor Pires was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. In the 80th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldinho Félix to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Agne Widberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Pires was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Matheus Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Psiu!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Matheus Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Ivarsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 96 played minutes Psiu! got a freekick which was hit by Serginho de Senna. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Degerfors IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.