U18 World League

Harpia Arena
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Severino Soares kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Mathias Lindman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robin Beckman was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Luiz Henrique capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luiz Henrique really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Robin Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Lindman during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 minutes Kind of Blue's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eduardo Cabral who took care of the corner kick. Mathias Lindman tried in the 15th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Robin Beckman a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-0. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marquinhos Pena's late challenge caught a Kind of Blue's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marquinhos Pena helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Marquinhos Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute Severino Soares 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. 25 minutes into the match, Marquinhos Pena notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Kind of Blue's Robin Beckman. Robin Beckman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Severino Soares made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 28thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Robin Beckman would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konrad Henriksson during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Clube Atlético Paulista booed when Kind of Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konrad Henriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severino Soares scored 4-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robin Beckman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Robin Beckman was a little too slow when Luiz Henrique got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 5-0. 43 minutes into the match, Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kauan Guerra. 46 minutes into the match, Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severino Soares. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Malte Siöberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atlético Paulista's zone, Leonardo Duset stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matheus Carvalho came out of the goal and Leonardo Duset tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clube Atlético Paulista's Matheus Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Clube Atlético Paulista from getting a goal against them. Robin Beckman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Kauan Guerra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Beckman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yuri Marquez during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th minute, Yuri Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clube Atlético Paulista's Allan Bertassi was substituted for Eduardo Cabral. In the 89th minute, Pedro Paulo Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Jonas Beneth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kind of Blue's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Atlético Paulista the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kind of Blue's Jonas Beneth got a free kick in the 91st minute. Marquinhos Pena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Beckman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kind of Blue's Eric Åkesson got a free kick in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Clube Atlético Paulista had won after a very even match.