U21 World League

La Martina
Spectators: 8547 (Terracing: 6412, Seating: 1965, VIP seats: 170) Here Comes the Hammer's John Eriksson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If John Eriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Valdir Velloso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tord Spetz during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tord Spetz hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toti Iglesias. Bibiano Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bibiano Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Valdir Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bibiano Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Viviano hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Bibiano Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Murilo Maranhense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 41 minutes into the match, Toti Iglesias notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist. Charles Björkqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 46th minute of the match CON-E-CO got a corner. Here Comes the Hammer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Toti Iglesias ran over to the corner to take the kick. Emil Paulin thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Charles Björkqvist, a very annoying self made goal in the 47th minute which led to 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The throw-in from Tord Spetz in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CON-E-CO's Eric Bergström. Eric Bergström hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toti Iglesias in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Antônio Carlos Hoffmann threw the ball into play from the sideline. Here Comes the Hammer's Tord Spetz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Eric Bergström fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CON-E-CO's protests and gave Eric Bergström a yellow card for diving instead. Eric Bergström hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toti Iglesias in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Tord Spetz threw the ball into play from the sideline. CON-E-CO's Antônio Carlos Hoffmann quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of CON-E-CO booed when Here Comes the Hammer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tord Spetz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Toti Iglesias came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Here Comes the Hammer made a substitution. Carlinhos Félix replaced Valdir Velloso. Here Comes the Hammer's Gustav Larsfelt was substituted for Lei Lei Feng. Here Comes the Hammer's attentive Tord Spetz managed to snatch the ball when Eric Bergström made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. In the 87th minute Toti Iglesias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Björkqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Björkqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toti Iglesias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.