U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7944 (Terracing: 5959, Seating: 1827, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when John Eriksson kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murillo Arce to maneuver through the defense. Charles Björkqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Temel Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Valdir Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Velloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Wiktor Ziomkowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Charles Björkqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wiktor Ziomkowski ran back to his position shaking his head. 18 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Wiktor Ziomkowski came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murillo Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Kenneth Jönsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Charles Björkqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wiktor Ziomkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Velloso in the 34th minute of the match. Black Devils's Roman Jaizki quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kenneth Jönsson, made in the 37th minute of the game. In the 40th minute, Lei Lei Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Ernesto Filipo in the 43rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Here Comes the Hammer's Yu Xiong Yan. Wiktor Ziomkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Björkqvist having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Ziomkowski in the 56th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Jaizki kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute Murilo Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Björkqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiktor Ziomkowski in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Black Devils's Wiktor Ziomkowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Black Devils's Patricio Nazario was substituted for Wiktor Ziomkowski. Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix was substituted for Valdir Velloso. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Eriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Black Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Félix came free, but Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Here Comes the Hammer's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Patricio Nazario scored to the left of an out of position Charles Björkqvist, making the score, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Patricio Nazario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Björkqvist was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 95th minute, Roman Jaizki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.