U18 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fred Luz started the match with the kick off. Norrlands Athen's Sten Skark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Gaúcho in the 3rd minute of play. Sten Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Gaúcho in the 8th minute of play. Fred Luz scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sten Skark, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sten Skark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Paranaense in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Gaúcho came free, but Sten Skark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sten Skark came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Mitnarotov FC's Fred Luz. But to his dismay, Fred Luz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Karl-Magnus Fastesson hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd match minute, Mitnarotov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Paulo Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. Sten Skark didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Conrado Gaúcho went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. 39 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrão Vianna came free, but Sten Skark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes, Rickard Andreasson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Norrlands Athen and the Mitnarotov FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rickard Andreasson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Conrado Gaúcho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sten Skark skillfully saved the ball. Sten Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo Paranaense in the 44th minute of play. Sten Skark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Pinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sivert Bolin to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Gaúcho came free, but Sten Skark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Norrlands Athen's Sten Skark got control of the ball when Conrado Gaúcho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sten Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Luz in the 59th minute of play. Norrlands Athen's Sten Skark proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Conrado Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Skark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Paulo Paranaense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Sten Skark made a huge save. Conrado Gaúcho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sten Skark came out and tried to block the shot, but Conrado Gaúcho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 69th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Mitnarotov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sivert Bolin in the 74th minute of play forced Mitnarotov FC's goalkeeper Décio Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Skark didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 0-7. Sten Skark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conrado Gaúcho scored 0-9 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sten Skark, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kent Backman during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fred Luz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Sten Skark when he managed to save the team from getting behind.