U18 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Nascimento started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute of the match, Harry Thedin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Agostinho Soares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 8th minute Wiktor Jakobsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agostinho Soares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind US DI BESTI FC's goalkeeper Agostinho Soares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Harry Thedin in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Agostinho Soares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Garcia during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th minute, Eleven Nation Army's Wiktor Jakobsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Agostinho Soares. Agostinho Soares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. When Gilvan Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored US DI BESTI FC's protests and gave Gilvan Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, one of US DI BESTI FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for US DI BESTI FC. Wiktor Jakobsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Agostinho Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harry Thedin made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Harry Thedin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agostinho Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 62 minutes into the game, Eleven Nation Army's Wiktor Jakobsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agostinho Soares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. The audience was convinced that Harry Thedin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agostinho Soares was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Wiktor Jakobsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafael Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Agostinho Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiktor Jakobsson in the 71st minute of play. Agostinho Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Thedin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of US DI BESTI FC booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Brander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agostinho Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiktor Jakobsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Harry Thedin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agostinho Soares. US DI BESTI FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Thedin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 95th match minute, US DI BESTI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Campidelis to maneuver through the defense.