U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 5971, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when George Best made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Valdir Velloso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joseph Danielsson. Virtual Aces's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdir Velloso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdir Velloso got free with Joseph Danielsson in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdir Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joseph Danielsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Virtual Aces's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Velloso came free, but Joseph Danielsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valdir Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joseph Danielsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John Eriksson during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. John Eriksson hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Valdir Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Danielsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdir Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joseph Danielsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdir Velloso in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joseph Danielsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 minutes, Valdir Velloso made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Virtual Aces's Joseph Danielsson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Valdir Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joseph Danielsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Valdir Velloso notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Virtual Aces's Joseph Danielsson. Joseph Danielsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 35 minutes, Edmund Hansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Here Comes the Hammer and the Virtual Aces players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edmund Hansson hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Virtual Aces's George Best sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charles Björkqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joseph Danielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Velloso in the 40th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Here Comes the Hammer's Murillo Arce got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Best in the 44th 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. John Eriksson was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Denver Light ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charles Björkqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Joseph Danielsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Velloso in the 57th minute of play. Joseph Danielsson 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 58th minute. Joseph Danielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Eriksson in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Velloso in the 65th minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Joseph Danielsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virtual Aces made a substitution. Klas Almqvist replaced Marko Willig. Virtual Aces made a substitution. Øystein Rullhøj replaced John Smed. Here Comes the Hammer's Gustav Larsfelt was substituted for Lei Lei Feng. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Björn Wallin in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Charles Björkqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Here Comes the Hammer's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Petersson was slow to take the kick. During this time Virtual Aces's players had a chance to rest. Øystein Rullhøj made a great header on Virtual Aces's corner, it was just that Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist got control of the ball when Denver Light tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Sören Strandberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Here Comes the Hammer's Yu Xiong Yan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Carlinhos Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 94th match minute, Virtual Aces was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Petersson to maneuver through the defense. In the 95thth minute of the game Carlinhos Félix who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Virtual Aces's Joseph Danielsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlinhos Félix's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joseph Danielsson was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Here Comes the Hammer fans cheered their team off the field, for while Virtual Aces had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.