U18 World League

Jereba
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manfredo Paraíba started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Kind of Blue's Eric Åkesson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. A long shot from Dino Campidelis in the 4th minute of play was well struck, but Robin Beckman made a really good save at the right post. Robin Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Manfredo Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th match minute, Kind of Blue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Duset to maneuver through the defense. Jereba 4EVER's Dino Campidelis got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robin Beckman was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Dino Campidelis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dino Campidelis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Dieguinho Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Torsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 27 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Åkesson came free, but Dieguinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kind of Blue's Robin Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Guerra in the 32nd minute of play. Robin Beckman made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Manfredo Paraíba sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute, Leonardo Duset hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 36 in the game by Manfredo Paraíba from a close distance when the talented Robin Beckman managed to make a qualified save. Kind of Blue's players were relieved. Manfredo Paraíba's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Robin Beckman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Eric Åkesson kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

53 minutes into the game, Manfredo Paraíba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Robin Beckman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Angelo Guerra came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Jereba 4EVER 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 Angelo Guerra couldn't finish the play. Angelo Guerra hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Dino Campidelis 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. Eric Åkesson charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Åkesson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute, Angelo Guerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robin Beckman was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A collision led to Kind of Blue getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Eric Åkesson hit a great ball. Robin Beckman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfredo Paraíba's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Paraíba in the 83rd minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Robin Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Manfredo Paraíba made a precise shot to the right of Robin Beckman. Kind of Blue's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Robin Beckman came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Jereba 4EVER's Dino Campidelis. But to his dismay, Dino Campidelis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Kind of Blue's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.