U18 World League

Mirabela
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Josef Blomqvist started the match with the kick off. Doriva Silveira's late challenge caught a Warberg FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doriva Silveira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Doriva Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Bengt-Rune Rydelius made a precise shot to the right of Délio Tepedino. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Doriva Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ 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 Doriva Silveira couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Bengt-Rune Rydelius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Délio Tepedino was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. The supporters of ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ booed when Warberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doriva Silveira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lars-Erik Pettersson firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 27th minute Lennart Skark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Délio Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Lennart Skark made a precise shot to the right of Délio Tepedino. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 44th match minute, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenílson Mendes to maneuver through the defense. Délio Tepedino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josef Blomqvist in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Doriva Silveira made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Doriva Silveira sped through Warberg FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lars-Erik Pettersson. Lars-Erik Pettersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doriva Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lennart Skark charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lennart Skark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Warberg FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lennart Skark hit a great ball. Lars-Erik Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doriva Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lennart Skark got free with Délio Tepedino in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 65 minutes on the clock, Tadeu Prado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 65th minute, Tadeu Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Délio Tepedino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart Skark in the 67th minute. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Délio Tepedino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Skark in the 68th minute of play. Lennart Skark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Délio Tepedino made a huge save. The supporters of ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ booed when Warberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Warberg FC's Josef Blomqvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Délio Tepedino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. In the 82nd match minute, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernandinho Baptista to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Staffan Bergman put it in 3-6 from a short distance just to the right of Délio Tepedino. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Warberg FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.