U18 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudinho Pinho kicked off to start the match. Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kind of Blue's Robin Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Pinho in the 5th minute of play. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Holger Springfält in the 8th minute of play. Robin Beckman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Robin Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Paulinho Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Squadra Demarchi 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 Paulinho Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Robin Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Moura to maneuver through the defense. Eric Åkesson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kléber Queirós got free with Robin Beckman in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robin Beckman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudinho Pinho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. Robin Beckman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kléber Queirós in the 44th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Malte Siöberg was the one to do the kick off. Oscar Saldanha acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 53rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mathias Lindman. 59 minutes into the match, Kind of Blue's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinho Pinho came free, but Robin Beckman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Squadra Demarchi defense, Holger Springfält kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oscar Saldanha. The Squadra Demarchi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oscar Saldanha should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the game, Kléber Queirós cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Robin Beckman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Robin Beckman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Robin Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Paulinho Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulinho Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Beckman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Mathias Lindman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Holger Springfält charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Holger Springfält the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Kind of Blue got a freekick which was hit by Holger Springfält. In the 94th minute Claudinho Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Beckman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Beckman was left in no man's land by his defense there!