U21 World League

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Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dick Hagberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute Alessandro Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruninho Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Wahlnäs having to interfere. Benjamim de Moraes hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Alessandro Mandrak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Wahlnäs. FF Små Gröna Män's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Mandrak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Arósio in the 24th minute of play forced FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper John Wahlnäs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FF Små Gröna Män getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Sven Westerberg hit a great ball. John Wahlnäs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Mandrak in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute Alessandro Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Wahlnäs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FF Små Gröna Män's zone, Bruninho Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Wahlnäs came out of the goal and Bruninho Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FF Små Gröna Män booed when Várzea F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruninho Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Romeu Batista successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Várzea F.C.'s Romeu Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arvid Henriksson in the 43rd minute of play. The supporters of FF Små Gröna Män booed when Várzea F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celso Secco didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dick Hagberg came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the FF Små Gröna Män fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dick Hagberg couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alessandro Mandrak to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Várzea F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim de Moraes to maneuver through the defense. Romeu Batista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Sven Westerberg made in the 54th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Oscar Bålström immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of FF Små Gröna Män booed when Várzea F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamim de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Bruninho Arósio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John Wahlnäs was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Bruninho Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. John Wahlnäs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeu Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Hansson in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Bruninho Arósio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Dick Hagberg notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Várzea F.C.'s Romeu Batista. Romeu Batista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute, Rogério Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute Dick Hagberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Batista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FF Små Gröna Män were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.