U18 World League

Astro Arena
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Bo Fribäck started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Gallin in the 3rd minute of play. Januário Martins hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Sven-Edvin Vedholm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Azenha, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Olívio Soares hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Alfons Gallin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lúcio Lopes having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Dexiators's Robin Aleberg got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Roberto Gama 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. Dexiators's Sven-Edvin Vedholm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Januário Martins in the 22nd minute of play. Tobias Göransson hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Alfons Gallin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. With a little luck, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes got control of the ball when Bo Fribäck tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 31 minutes Arrebimba o Malho SLB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tobias Göransson who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Rogério Azenha got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Bo Fribäck 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. A collision led to Dexiators getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Östen Igelström hit a great ball. Bo Fribäck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Ekgren in the 44th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Lúcio Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Januário Martins in the 47th minute of play forced Dexiators's goalkeeper Sven-Edvin Vedholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roberto Gama made a kick off. Roberto Gama sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Januário Martins hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Dexiators's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Gama came free, but Sven-Edvin Vedholm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olívio Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rogério Azenha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Edvin Vedholm was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Bo Fribäck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, Sidónio Miguéis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dexiators the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Sidónio Miguéis got a free kick in the 77th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Dexiators's goalkeeper Sven-Edvin Vedholm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Januário Martins. After a rather tough play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Rogério Azenha got a free kick in the 85th minute. The referee gave Dexiators a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfons Gallin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes. 1-0. In the 97th minute, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Roberto Gama dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.