U18 World League

Parkhead Stadium
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Marcelinho Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Folke Siöman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmir Ferreira having to interfere. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Walmir Ferreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save SANTOS FC- FDFDF from getting a goal against them. After 18 played minutes SANTOS FC- FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Velasco. Harry Jonasson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Moreno in the 31st minute of play forced De Gröna FK's goalkeeper Harry Jonasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joacim Bergström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Walmir Ferreira made a huge save. With a little luck, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Walmir Ferreira got control of the ball when Joacim Bergström tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SANTOS FC- FDFDF's zone, Joacim Bergström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walmir Ferreira came out of the goal and Joacim Bergström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Walmir Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joacim Bergström in the 40th minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Leonard Hegg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Gröna FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Hegg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuno Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With 53 minutes on the clock, Evert Isaksson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 54th minute, Evert Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harry Jonasson made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Nuno Moreno sent off a good shot on target. Nuno Moreno's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Harry Jonasson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Marcelinho Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Moreno in the 80th minute of play forced De Gröna FK's goalkeeper Harry Jonasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Nuno Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Jonasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Folke Siöman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Sanches's late challenge caught a De Gröna FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusébio Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. After 87 played minutes SANTOS FC- FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Sanches. A collision led to De Gröna FK getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Leonard Hegg hit a great ball. Wilson Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Harry Jonasson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Marcelinho Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Nuno Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Folke Siöman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Walmir Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The De Gröna FK fans cheered their team off the field, for while SANTOS FC- FDFDF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.