U18 World League

Arena Sandinense
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jakob Lindholm took the kick off in the first half of the match. Björkö BK's Allan Pihl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis de Alcântara in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Sandinense ADF's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Larsson came free, but Alfredão de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Carioca hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's Jakob Lindholm sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredão de Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Allan Pihl made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Régis de Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goalkeeper Allan Pihl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egídio Vale. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernandão Quadros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Allan Pihl. That made the score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. After 32 minutes, Gildo Valle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandinense ADF and the Björkö BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Gildo Valle hit a great ball. When Joel Penha fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandinense ADF's protests and gave Joel Penha a yellow card for diving instead. Joel Penha hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Sandinense ADF's Alfredão de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Berg in the 35th minute of play. Alfredão de Medeiros came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Björkö BK's Jakob Lindholm. But to his dismay, Jakob Lindholm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ulf Larsson charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulf Larsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Björkö BK getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ulf Larsson hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Björkö BK's Ivan Gadd got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Egídio Vale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Egídio Vale 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. Björkö BK's Ulf Larsson got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Ulf Larsson off the ground. Ulf Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Joel Penha in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Björkö BK's Billy Bergfelt. In the 74th minute, Régis de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Allan Pihl was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A sloppy throw-in by Wilton Rosa in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Björkö BK's Jack Berg. Mattias Markusson might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alfredão de Medeiros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mattias Markusson ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Lindholm in the 88th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Alfredão de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakob Lindholm struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Alfredão de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Björkö BK. In the 95th match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Vale to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sandinense ADF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Björkö BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.