U21 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Almiro Camacho started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Westerberg came free, but Boy Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boy Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Bergqvist in the 7th minute of play. Olov Lindgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Azenha in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, BK Ugglan's Olov Lindgren got control of the ball when Olavo Eiró tried to sneak it across the goal line. Olov Lindgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Almiro Camacho in the 15th minute. Boy Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Bergqvist in the 16th minute of the match. Kurt Westerberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Boy Fish. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kurt Westerberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Thor Bergqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Boy Fish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boy Fish stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kurt Westerberg's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Boy Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Bergqvist in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Westerberg came free, but Boy Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kurt Westerberg in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boy Fish prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Boy Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Westerberg in the 34th minute of the match. Olov Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quim Barreiros in the 39th minute of the match. BK Ugglan's Kurt Westerberg suffered a concussion after 40 minutes and had to leave the field. When Matias Valverde fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrebimba o Malho SLB's protests and gave Matias Valverde a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Matias Valverde hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Jakob Alstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, BK Ugglan's Olov Lindgren got control of the ball when Leandro Sacadura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Quim Barreiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 Thor Bergqvist to make the kick off. Quim Barreiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Olov Lindgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to BK Ugglan getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Gösta Hasselqvist hit a great ball. Leandro Sacadura missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 57 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Olov Lindgren right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quim Barreiros in the 59th minute of play forced BK Ugglan's goalkeeper Olov Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Quim Barreiros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Olov Lindgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Reis during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, João Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Olavo Eiró shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Quim Barreiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olov Lindgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almiro Camacho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Rogério Azenha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Reis hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the game, Quim Barreiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BK Ugglan the free kick. Quim Barreiros kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Olavo Eiró left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Olov Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Eiró in the 95th minute of the match. Arrebimba o Malho SLB walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.