U18 World League

Xopotó Arena
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex Lidberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Tomas Igelström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Northmen Army and the Wolves FC - DMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Wolves FC - DMZ booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Igelström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Wolves FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Guerra to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Wolves FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Lidberg came free, but Zé Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Wolves FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Willian Pena hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Pål Wiklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Lidberg in the 43rd minute of play. Zé Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Lidberg in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Wanderson Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruy Valle to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, The Northmen Army's Jack Lundberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Veloso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Wolves FC - DMZ were furious when Almir Costa was red carded, 58 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Almir Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Almir Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Mjølner in the 60th minute of play forced Wolves FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Zé Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kent Sandström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute Alex Lidberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jack Lundberg came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the The Northmen Army fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jack Lundberg couldn't finish the play. Jack Lundberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Kent Sandström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé Veloso. That made the score 0-4 in the 87 minute of play. Wolves FC - DMZ's Zé Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kent Sandström in the 93rd minute of play. Zé Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Lidberg in the 95th minute of play. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Wolves FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruy Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Marcus Mjølner came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the The Northmen Army fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcus Mjølner couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded The Northmen Army left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Wolves FC - DMZ.