U23 World League

Estádio Brittão
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Eurico Peixoto made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eurico Peixoto got free with Jonas Hermansson in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Augustin Ştefănuţ managed to get in a good position for a shot. BlueLionesse's supporters rose to their feet, but Augustin Ştefănuţ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Acácio Vasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute of the match Ibis Football Club got a corner. BlueLionesse's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tadeu Félix ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 20th minute of the game Matthew Tielve made a throw-in which Pompiliu Minea played forward. Jonas Hermansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Peixoto in the 25th minute of the match. Jonas Hermansson came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Ibis Football Club's Eurico Peixoto. But to his dismay, Eurico Peixoto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Matthew Tielve fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BlueLionesse's protests and gave Matthew Tielve a yellow card for diving instead. After 32 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Matthew Tielve. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Jonas Hermansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Peixoto in the 34th minute of the match. Jonas Hermansson made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Eurico Peixoto sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 41st minute of play forced Ibis Football Club's goalkeeper Acácio Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Eurico Peixoto struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Jonas Hermansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ibis Football Club. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolae Bordeanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Ibis Football Club's Per-Oskar Nordstedt got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 57 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Eurico Peixoto came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ibis Football Club were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after BlueLionesse's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tadeu Félix took the corner. A throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game was made by Matthew Tielve with Augustin Ştefănuţ as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Matthew Tielve made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ibis Football Club's Per-Oskar Nordstedt. Eurico Peixoto took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonas Hermansson. Jonas Hermansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Eurico Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ibis Football Club booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Tielve didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eurico Peixoto scored 4-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Hermansson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. BlueLionesse's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.