U21 World League

Real Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Per Vennerberg got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Alfredo Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot. REAL VASCO RIO's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Fernandes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Åke Johnsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Åke Johnsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Horácio Damião in the 7th minute. REAL VASCO RIO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Pedro Simão in the 9th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedrão Souza during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pedrão Souza hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Åke Johnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrão Souza in the 15th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes REAL VASCO RIO got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Leão. In the 19th minute Jörgen Bergfeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Percival Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Blomstermåla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Natã Nogueira came free, but Åke Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. REAL VASCO RIO's Percival Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Bergfeldt in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Vennerberg in the 31st minute of play forced REAL VASCO RIO's goalkeeper Percival Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horácio Damião hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Bergfeldt in the 37th minute of play forced REAL VASCO RIO's goalkeeper Percival Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Johnsson having to interfere. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Horácio Damião received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Åke Johnsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedrão Souza made a kick off. Per Vennerberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Horácio Damião made a precise shot to the right of Åke Johnsson. Blomstermåla BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Horácio Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Blomstermåla BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Björling to maneuver through the defense. Åke Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrão Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Fernandes in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Blomstermåla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrão Souza came free, but Åke Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, REAL VASCO RIO's Pedrão Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Johnsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Åke Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horácio Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute, Håkan Håning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horácio Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Leão in the 97th minute of play forced Blomstermåla BK's goalkeeper Åke Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. REAL VASCO RIO had won after a very even match.