U23 World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélder dos Santos got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Degerfors IF's zone, Angelo Teixeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkan Söderberg came out of the goal and Angelo Teixeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Håkan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Teixeira in the 7th minute of play. A collision led to Degerfors IF getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Tomas Kråk hit a great ball. Wilian Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Fors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Hélder dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Söderberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Åke Fors fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Wilian Guimarães, passed just outside the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franklin Alvarenga during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to LauerArmy getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Franklin Alvarenga hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Åke Fors made the kick off in the second half. Carlos Augusto Barral hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Fors in the 54th minute of play forced LauerArmy's goalkeeper Wilian Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilian Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Fors, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A hard shot 58 in the game by Hélder dos Santos from a close distance when the talented Håkan Söderberg managed to make a qualified save. Degerfors IF's players were relieved. Degerfors IF's 김 손 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Carlos Augusto Barral, made in the 59th minute of the game. Håkan Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Augusto Barral made in the 63rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ismael Mattos. 67 minutes into the match, Angelo Teixeira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Håkan Söderberg, 1-1. LauerArmy's Hélder dos Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LauerArmy's Wilian Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Fors in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, 김 손 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Degerfors IF's Tomas Kråk seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tomas Kråk the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Degerfors IF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tomas Kråk had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 77 minutes into the game, one of Degerfors IF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Håkan Söderberg had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Nilmar Barbosa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A collision led to Degerfors IF getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Christian Håkansson hit a great ball. Degerfors IF's Håkan Söderberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Degerfors IF from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Åke Fors got a free kick in the 91st minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.