U23 World League

Couto Pereira
Spectators: 8600 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 172) 5 minutes into the game, Måns Sandberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alvaro Rudolfo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Thiago Machado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Safet Hands was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Norrlands Athen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Evaristo Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Safet Hands, making the score, 3-1. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Lebron in the 27th minute of play. Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. Alvaro Rudolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Fei Ting in the 31st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Marquez Padolles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Safet Hands was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Coritiba Foot Ball Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute, Juan Lebron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Lebron to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Evaristo Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safet Hands saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 51stth minute of the game Evaristo Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Montenegro in the 52nd minute of play. Måns Sandberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alvaro Rudolfo could save by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thiago Machado in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Safet Hands saved Norrlands Athen from getting behind. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquez Padolles in the 63rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filcho Slivkov during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Coritiba Foot Ball Club booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filcho Slivkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Gilbert Hermansson replaced Måns Sandberg. The supporters of Coritiba Foot Ball Club booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filcho Slivkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Lebron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Safet Hands showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Urbano Fidencio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alvaro Rudolfo made a huge save. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Coritiba Foot Ball Club booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Hermansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquez Padolles in the 87th minute of play. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquez Padolles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Coritiba Foot Ball Club from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, Fausto Romero notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands. Safet Hands was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. For all the effort they put into the match, the Norrlands Athen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.