U21 World League

Faraway Field
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Malheiro got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Luís Malheiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Per Landin skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Kent Vidman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lost Boys Sports Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Vidman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurício Varanda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 11 minutes into the match, Urutu F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Sandberg came free, but Maurício Varanda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Per Landin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Malheiro's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Sandberg in the 18th minute of play forced Urutu F.C.'s goalkeeper Maurício Varanda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lost Boys Sports Academy's Kent Vidman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maurício Varanda. That made the score 2-0 after 21 minutes of play. Lost Boys Sports Academy's Thomas Stigsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Delmano Curvelo, made in the 26th minute of the game. After having played for 26 minutes, Sverker Målare managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lost Boys Sports Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sverker Målare was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31stth minute of the game Kent Vidman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Urutu F.C.'s Maurício Varanda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kent Vidman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Varanda having to interfere. Lost Boys Sports Academy's Per Landin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Malheiro in the 41st minute of play. Maurício Varanda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Sandberg in the 43rd minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joakim Sandberg was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Lost Boys Sports Academy getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Joakim Sandberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Sandberg in the 60th minute of play forced Urutu F.C.'s goalkeeper Maurício Varanda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurício Varanda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Vidman in the 61st minute of the match. Joakim Sandberg kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Urutu F.C.'s Luís Malheiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Per Landin but with some difficulty. Per Landin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 66th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luís Malheiro. After 69 minutes of play, Lost Boys Sports Academy's Joakim Sandberg made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maurício Varanda was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Kent Vidman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurício Varanda was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Urutu F.C.'s zone, Kent Vidman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurício Varanda came out of the goal and Kent Vidman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, Kent Vidman made a precise shot to the right of Maurício Varanda. Urutu F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 93 minutes into the match, Joakim Sandberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maurício Varanda. Urutu F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joakim Sandberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Lost Boys Sports Academy fully deserved thier win.