U21 World League

Arena Furia
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ezequiel Teixeira made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes Sledgehammer KO got a freekick which was hit by Sonny Holm. Horácio Custódio charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horácio Custódio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sledgehammer KO made a substitution. Henry Gustafsson replaced Pontus Törnqvist. Horácio Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Bengt Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sledgehammer KO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bengt Abrahamsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oliver Giliusson scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leopoldo Macedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 18 minutes, Svante Wikander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sledgehammer KO and the FURIA FIEL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dagoberto de Sousa hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Macedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt Abrahamsson's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute Oliver Giliusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustav Sundberg in the 30th minute of the match. Leopoldo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 minutes of play, Sledgehammer KO's Oliver Giliusson made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Macedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th match minute, Sledgehammer KO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Holm to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, FURIA FIEL's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt Abrahamsson came free, but Leopoldo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FURIA FIEL's Leopoldo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Gustafsson in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, FURIA FIEL's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Giliusson came free, but Leopoldo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Henry Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bengt Abrahamsson made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Gustav Sundberg notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of FURIA FIEL's Leopoldo Macedo. Leopoldo Macedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leopoldo Macedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bengt Abrahamsson went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 59th play minutes Bengt Abrahamsson shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Leopoldo Macedo and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 62nd minute, Sledgehammer KO's Bengt Abrahamsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leopoldo Macedo. Leopoldo Macedo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Tony Gregersson hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Luís Guilherme Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvard Berg having to interfere. A hard shot 69 in the game by Gustav Sundberg from a close distance when the talented Leopoldo Macedo managed to make a qualified save. FURIA FIEL's players were relieved. Leopoldo Macedo was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Oliver Giliusson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oliver Giliusson really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dagoberto de Sousa during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th minute, Sledgehammer KO's Henry Gustafsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. Bengt Abrahamsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Leopoldo Macedo made a huge save. Leopoldo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt Abrahamsson in the 89th minute of play. Anísio Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match.