U18 World League

Xavascão
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd minute Rasmus Benet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Silvério de Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Macaco F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FF Små Gröna Män the free kick. In the 5th minute, Silvério de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Alfons Gabrielsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felipe Lopes. Macaco F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfons Gabrielsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Glauco Negri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Valentin Asserlindh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24thth minute of the game Alfons Gabrielsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macaco F.C.'s Felipe Lopes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FF Små Gröna Män's zone, Geovanni Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Asserlindh came out of the goal and Geovanni Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Asserlindh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 32 minutes of play, Macaco F.C.'s Geovanni Pinho made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valentin Asserlindh was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Thomás Pimenta fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macaco F.C.'s protests and gave Thomás Pimenta a yellow card for diving instead. Thomás Pimenta hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Brian Söderqwist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Macaco F.C. getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Eusébio de Toledo hit a great ball. Felipe Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicklas Nordstedt in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristian Negri was the one to do the kick off. Felipe Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfons Gabrielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipe Lopes was a little too slow when Rasmus Benet got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 1-3. Valentin Asserlindh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Pinho in the 59th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Thomás Pimenta made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Asserlindh. FF Små Gröna Män's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After a rather tough play, Macaco F.C.'s Thomás Pimenta got a free kick in the 62nd minute. FF Små Gröna Män's Emanuel Nordström was substituted for Brian Söderqwist. Thomás Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, FF Små Gröna Män's Felipe Lopes threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rasmus Benet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Thomás Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomás Pimenta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Asserlindh having to make a save. Valentin Asserlindh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Pinho in the 76th minute of the match. Macaco F.C.'s Thomás Pimenta got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 79 minutes into the game, Geovanni Pinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Macaco F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FF Små Gröna Män the free kick. In the 79th minute, Geovanni Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipe Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfons Gabrielsson in the 81st minute. 91 minutes into the game, Maximilian Lindqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FF Små Gröna Män's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macaco F.C. the free kick. After 91 played minutes FF Små Gröna Män got a freekick which was hit by Maximilian Lindqvist. In the 92nd minute of the match Thomás Pimenta shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valentin Asserlindh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. During the 93rd minute of the match Maximilian Lindqvist completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Maximilian Lindqvist a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When Thomás Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Macaco F.C. 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 Thomás Pimenta couldn't finish the play.