U21 World League

ARENA PEDREGULHO
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6121, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zézinho Rossi got the match started through his kick off. Denílson Munhoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zebastian Palmkvist in the 3rd minute of play. Luís Eduardo Gerber hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Zebastian Palmkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denílson Munhoz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Michal Naskrent's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Åke Utter firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pol Putov in the 17th minute of play forced P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goalkeeper Denílson Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Zézinho Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Utter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 played minutes FC NILS got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Löfgren. 32 minutes into the game, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Zézinho Rossi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Utter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. FC NILS's Åke Utter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zézinho Rossi in the 36th minute of play. Americo Portas kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Filip Örtlund made the kick off in the second half. Filip Örtlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Munhoz having to interfere. Americo Portas got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C booed when FC NILS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Americo Portas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Åke Utter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Rossi in the 69th minute of the match. FC NILS's Åke Utter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zézinho Rossi in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C booed when FC NILS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florencio Gaueko didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC NILS made a substitution. Darin Bozduganov replaced Filip Örtlund. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Yago Balboa was substituted for Zézinho Rossi. In the 72nd minute, Florencio Gaueko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yago Balboa charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yago Balboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Yago Balboa hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Darin Bozduganov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson Munhoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FC NILS's Darin Bozduganov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Denílson Munhoz. That made the score 1-2 after 78 minutes of play. A hard shot 81 in the game by Darin Bozduganov from a close distance when the talented Denílson Munhoz managed to make a qualified save. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's players were relieved. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zebastian Palmkvist in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Denílson Munhoz saved P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C from getting behind. In the 86th minute, Alan Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denílson Munhoz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darin Bozduganov in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded FC NILS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C.