U21 World League

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Cheetah Team's David Berggren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Patrik Holm hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela got control of the ball when David Berggren tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Negri during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 11 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's Gert Tholsson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 13th minute, Patrik Holm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Winström in the 19th minute of the match. Dan Lundström took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rui Varela. Rui Varela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Mark Malmberg charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Malmberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Cheetah Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Winström to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Berggren in the 34th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Grêmio FBPA's Dário Paraibano got a free kick in the 37th minute. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Skräddare, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Bernardinho Guerra charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardinho Guerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardinho Guerra to maneuver through the defense. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Berggren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 46 minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celso Mendes to strike the kick off in the second half. Bernardinho Guerra got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Grêmio FBPA's Bernardinho Guerra got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Cheetah Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gert Tholsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rui Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Berggren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Dário Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio FBPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Dário Paraibano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bengt Ånger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Skräddare in the 71st minute of play. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Skräddare, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Enrique Pires's late challenge caught a Cheetah Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrique Pires helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Pires to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Michel Skräddare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute Patrik Holm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mark Malmberg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cheetah Team getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Mark Malmberg hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cheetah Team's zone, Dário Paraibano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bengt Ånger came out of the goal and Dário Paraibano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Cheetah Team had played much better football throughout.