U23 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valdemar de Amaral made the kick off which started today's match. Grêmio 20 Julho's Jonathan Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth Wallander in the 3rd minute of play. Grêmio 20 Julho's Jonathan Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth Wallander in the 5th minute of play. Olle Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 6th minute of play. Jonathan Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfons Delin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Alfons Delin came free, but Jonathan Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Witomir Lewandowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olle Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olle Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Téo Pires's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Olle Tunander firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jonathan Zanette didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kenneth Wallander went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Tiaguinho Saldanha in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by VfL Wolfsburg's Yin Bing Ming. After 26 minutes VfL Wolfsburg's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Neves who took care of the corner kick. Gilmar Romero got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 1-1 in the right cross in the 27th match minute before Olle Tunander had time to react. Jonathan Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Wallander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio 20 Julho's Jonathan Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Fristedt in the 32nd minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Allan Ortiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olle Tunander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Olle Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 40th minute of the match. Jonathan Zanette didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kenneth Wallander went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jerry Fristedt to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Zanette made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Jerry Fristedt sent off a good shot on target. After 56 played minutes Grêmio 20 Julho got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar de Amaral. Jonathan Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Wallander, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the game, one of VfL Wolfsburg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Olle Tunander had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Gilmar Romero's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 65th minute, Gilmar Romero made a precise shot to the right of Olle Tunander. VfL Wolfsburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Jonathan Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenneth Wallander in the 70th minute of play. Jonathan Zanette was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Jerry Fristedt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jerry Fristedt really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Olle Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Romero in the 84th minute of the match. When Tiaguinho Saldanha fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio 20 Julho's protests and gave Tiaguinho Saldanha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind VfL Wolfsburg's goalkeeper Olle Tunander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Olle Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 94th minute of the match. Martin Hedlund's late challenge caught a Grêmio 20 Julho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Hedlund helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VfL Wolfsburg getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Martin Hedlund hit a great ball. Gilmar Romero scored 4-3 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olle Tunander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Grêmio 20 Julho support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.