U21 World League

Neptune Arena
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fred Kruuse kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Cancelo Gol got control of the ball when Zhao Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute, Zhao Feng made a precise shot to the right of Cancelo Gol. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Cancelo Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Kruuse in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, CJ Ibrahimović cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marcus Lindberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Cancelo Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Rocafort C.F. from getting a goal against them. Fred Kruuse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cancelo Gol having to interfere. When Joélson Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Youth Academy Of Rhye's protests and gave Joélson Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Racing Rocafort C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanildo Beckenbauer to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Geovanildo Beckenbauer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CJ Ibrahimović scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Lindberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Racing Rocafort C.F. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when CJ Ibrahimović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes Racing Rocafort C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo De Silva. 69 minutes into the match, Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Marcus Lindberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oro Cameno. A sloppy throw-in by Gottfrid Sundin in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Geovanildo Beckenbauer. 73 minutes into the match, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s CJ Ibrahimović sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcus Lindberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Rocafort C.F.'s zone, Abdulaziz Onurkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cancelo Gol came out of the goal and Abdulaziz Onurkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zhao Feng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cancelo Gol having to interfere. Fred Kruuse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Youth Academy Of Rhye's Fred Kruuse got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Racing Rocafort C.F. booed when Youth Academy Of Rhye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Brun didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oro Cameno in the 95th minute of play forced Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Marcus Lindberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.