U21 World League

Vallen arena
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Burak Rede took the kick off in the first half of the match. Miguel Maria took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Plácido Madureira. Miradeses FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yung Gunners FK's Maximilian Strömbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Anjos in the 5th minute of play. Arman Kristiansson hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 13th match minute, Miradeses FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avelino Souto to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Kang Yi got free with Plácido Madureira in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yung Gunners FK's Maximilian Strömbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Anjos in the 19th minute of play. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Anjos in the 30th minute of play. Maximilian Strömbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Anjos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Miradeses FC booed when Yung Gunners FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Dahlkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Anjos in the 40th minute of play forced Yung Gunners FK's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Plácido Madureira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lu Kang Yi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Lu Kang Yi in the 49thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Plácido Madureira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 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.

After 58 played minutes Yung Gunners FK got a freekick which was hit by Nelsinho Tepedino. In the 62nd minute, António Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Yung Gunners FK fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Yung Gunners FK's Lu Kang Yi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 68 minutes into the match, Yung Gunners FK's Lu Kang Yi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Plácido Madureira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute of the match Yung Gunners FK got a corner. Miradeses FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arman Kristiansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nelsinho Tepedino was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Lu Kang Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Plácido Madureira was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Plácido Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Kang Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Kang Yi in the 74th minute of play forced Miradeses FC's goalkeeper Plácido Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Yngve Sandström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Plácido Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miradeses FC's Manuel Anjos suffered a sore thigh after 78 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Miguel Maria's late challenge caught a Miradeses FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miguel Maria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Yung Gunners FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Maria to maneuver through the defense. Plácido Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from CJ Traoré, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Lu Kang Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Plácido Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lu Kang Yi in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Plácido Madureira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Plácido Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from CJ Traoré in the 90th minute of the match. Plácido Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Kang Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the game, CJ Traoré cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Plácido Madureira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.