U21 World League

Arena Académica
Spectators: 7839 (Terracing: 5881, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Salem Gunners BK's Frederico Palmeira 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. The crowd rose to their feet as João Vítor Meireles kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bengt-Åke Håkansson. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Bengt-Åke Håkansson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's João Vítor Meireles shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ali Atıf Uğural hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Jorge Monteiro's late challenge caught a Salem Gunners BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Monteiro helped the player get up and apologised. Jorge Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Palmeira in the 38th minute of play. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Wiman in the 43rd minute of play. Cássio Quintal kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Viggo Berggren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 49th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Washington Cavalcante. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when João Vítor Meireles made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Salem Gunners BK booed when LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor Meireles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Frederico Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salem Gunners BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frederico Palmeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carl Hamberg. Kauã Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Palmeira in the 75th minute of play forced LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Jansson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Washington Cavalcante came out and tried to block the shot, but Benjamin Jansson slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Wiman in the 85th minute of play forced LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Washington Cavalcante was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Viggo Berggren. Washington Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Wiman in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Inácio Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Bengt-Åke Håkansson. Salem Gunners BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC could leave the field as winners, despite Salem Gunners BK having more of the ball for most of the match.