U18 World League

Akazer Arena
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Willian Fernandez made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute of the match, Willian Fernandez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henning Forsberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Chinho FC booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Erik Drake didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rodriguinho Correia fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chinho FC's protests and gave Rodriguinho Correia a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Chinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodriguinho Correia. Agostinho Sousa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chinho FC! The referee gave Valla Fc a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Per-Olof Wennerberg, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Chinho FC's Jairo Neiva. 0-1. In the 25th minute, Valentin Rosendal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jairo Neiva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 30th minute, Oskar Wallmark left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valla Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 33rd minute, Oskar Wallmark made a precise shot to the right of Jairo Neiva. Chinho FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 37 minutes into the match, Chinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Oskar Wallmark came free, but Jairo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jairo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Rosendal in the 41st minute of play. Jairo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Erik Drake, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Rosendal in the 45th minute of play forced Chinho FC's goalkeeper Jairo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentin Rosendal made a kick off. With a little luck, Chinho FC's Jairo Neiva got control of the ball when Oskar Wallmark tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Chinho FC's Abel Pinheiro got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Willian Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chinho FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Willian Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jairo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Rosendal in the 56th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Leif Lund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valla Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Leif Lund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jairo Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Ambjörnsson to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fredric Bergström during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Chinho FC booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredric Bergström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Per-Olof Wennerberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valla Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Per-Olof Wennerberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jairo Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Per-Olof Wennerberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Jairo Neiva made a huge save. Willian Fernandez struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Henning Forsberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chinho FC. Jairo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leif Lund in the 74th minute of the match. Leif Lund charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leif Lund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Leif Lund. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Oskar Wallmark got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abel Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Henning Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Valla Fc's Fredric Bergström got a free kick in the 94th minute. Valla Fc's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.