U18 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt Sandell took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Bengt Sandell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pinho was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Thiago Pinho came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by The Reds's Jimmie Alebäck. But to his dismay, Jimmie Alebäck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 10 played minutes The Reds got a freekick which was hit by Egil Kilstedt. Joar Kuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Cruz in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Bengt Sandell reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pinho. The goal made the score 2-0. A collision led to Hyper9 -DMZ- getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Cruz hit a great ball. Bengt Sandell let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 20th minute shot 3-0 at rihgt post. Bengt Sandell did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-0 to the left of a surprised Thiago Pinho 29 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bengt Sandell in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 38 minutes, Marcus Alrot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Alrot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Pinho was a little too slow when Bengt Sandell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Sandell in the 47th minute of play forced Hyper9 -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Thiago Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Pedro Nóbrega to strike the kick off in the second half. Stig Lindgren kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The Reds's Joar Kuse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save The Reds from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt Sandell in the 59th minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Hyper9 -DMZ- getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Cruz hit a great ball. In the 75th minute of the match Mårten Stabbe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pinho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thiago Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt Sandell in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match, Luís Gustavo Cruz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joar Kuse was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thiago Pinho came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by The Reds's Bengt Sandell. But to his dismay, Bengt Sandell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Thiago Pinho came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by The Reds's Elliott Barck. But to his dismay, Elliott Barck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Pedrinho Paraibano made in the 96th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jorginho Loureiro however managed to control. Hyper9 -DMZ-'s Thiago Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt Sandell in the 97th minute of play. Bengt Sandell might have been able to make a better finish in the 99th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Pinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bengt Sandell ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee ended the match the The Reds players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.