U21 World League

Kista Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hermínio Ferraz started the match with the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 2 minutes, Cássio Aguiar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alvinegro Carioca's Cássio Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Albohm in the 6th minute of play. Cássio Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Kolberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 played minutes Kista FC got a freekick which was hit by Michel Albohm. When Eric Kolberg fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kista FC's protests and gave Eric Kolberg a yellow card for diving instead. Cássio Aguiar made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Michel Albohm sent off a good shot on target. After 23 played minutes Kista FC got a freekick which was hit by Eric Kolberg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Wiman got free with Cássio Aguiar in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Cássio Aguiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eric Kolberg. Eric Kolberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cássio Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Kista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Ferraz came free, but Dan Törnkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kauan Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Törnkvist having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Yan das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvinegro Carioca's Cássio Aguiar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Alvinegro Carioca from getting a goal against them. Dan Törnkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Ferraz in the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kista FC's Arvid Öfverman got a free kick in the 47th minute. Dan Törnkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermínio Ferraz's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michel Albohm to make the kick off. Kista FC's Dan Törnkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Kista FC from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute Michel Albohm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Kolberg in the 60th minute of the match. Dan Törnkvist came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Alvinegro Carioca's César Mello. But to his dismay, César Mello quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Dan Törnkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Ferraz in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Albert Wiman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cássio Aguiar. Alvinegro Carioca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albert Wiman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Luís Guilherme Mendonça hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Cássio Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Kolberg in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermínio Ferraz in the 79th minute of play forced Kista FC's goalkeeper Dan Törnkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Törnkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermínio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Hermínio Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dan Törnkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermínio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alvinegro Carioca's Hermínio Ferraz in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kista FC's goalie prevented a goal. Kista FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.