U18 World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ian Rossi started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Ian Rossi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gotham City's Thor Haström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. André Smed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jânio Ramos having to interfere. Michel Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Ingvar Wiklund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jânio Ramos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jânio Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Wiklund in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to Zandarin FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Alexandre Meireles hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Ingvar Wiklund made the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Henric Jakobsson in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zandarin FC's Michel Salgado. After a rather tough play, Zandarin FC's Elano Marques got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Bergsten in the 67th minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Jânio Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thor Haström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Marques in the 71st minute of play. Karl Nyström kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Claes Abrahamsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Elano Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Meireles hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. If André Smed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Zandarin FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.