U23 World League

Nya Ullevi
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) If Dedé de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giuseppe Perez struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Jim Lindkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OS IMPOSSIVEIS. When Giuseppe Perez came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the OS IMPOSSIVEIS 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 Giuseppe Perez couldn't finish the play. After 17 minutes Metalducks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dedé de Toledo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on OS IMPOSSIVEIS's corner Dedé de Toledo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jim Lindkvist quite easily take care of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper José Vítor da Mata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jon Eklund. Jim Lindkvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giuseppe Perez went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Giuseppe Perez put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Jim Lindkvist. 34 minutes into the match, Giuseppe Perez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jim Lindkvist. Metalducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giuseppe Perez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Jim Lindkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedé de Toledo in the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Dedé de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Lindkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half OS IMPOSSIVEIS were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Dedé de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giuseppe Perez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Jim Lindkvist when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ernesto Ramalho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dedé de Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Lindkvist having to interfere. Jim Lindkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the game, one of Metalducks:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 74th match minute, Metalducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Greger Skröder to maneuver through the defense. Jim Lindkvist came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nilmar Maciel. But to his dismay, Nilmar Maciel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. The supporters of Metalducks booed when OS IMPOSSIVEIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orxan Alişanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Metalducks's goalkeeper Jim Lindkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87th play minutes Nilmar Maciel shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Jim Lindkvist and just under the crossbar into goal. The OS IMPOSSIVEIS fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nilmar Maciel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Metalducks's Jim Lindkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedé de Toledo in the 95th minute of play. The Metalducks fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. OS IMPOSSIVEIS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.