U23 World League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hjalmar Kråk got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes in the game, Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After having played for 12 minutes, Hjalmar Kråk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lirarnas Lag's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hjalmar Kråk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Lirarnas Lag's Alessio Cinalli got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute Manuel Peralta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Grep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Márcio Moura successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Manuel Peralta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rune Grep was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After 40 played minutes Lirarnas Lag got a freekick which was hit by Pang Hai Yue. The audience held their breath when Xie Guang in the 42nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Rune Grep's left hand side. Manuel Peralta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rune Grep having to make a save. Rune Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peralta in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Peralta to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Manuel Peralta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Grep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lirarnas Lag's Rune Grep proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Lirarnas Lag from getting a goal against them. Rune Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peralta in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Manuel Peralta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Peralta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rune Grep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Carrada d´Ansiedade FC booed when Lirarnas Lag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pang Hai Yue didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Manuel Peralta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rune Grep. That made the score 0-2 after 66 minutes of play. 68 minutes into the match, Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille came free, but Márcio Moura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Márcio Moura didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 75 minutes into the game, Lirarnas Lag's Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Márcio Moura made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The supporters of Carrada d´Ansiedade FC booed when Lirarnas Lag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Peralta might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rune Grep. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Peralta ran back to his position shaking his head. Lirarnas Lag's Rune Grep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peralta in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute of the match, Geraldo Pereira got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rune Grep was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Peralta in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rune Grep prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Peralta in the 88th minute of play forced Lirarnas Lag's goalkeeper Rune Grep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes Lirarnas Lag got a freekick which was hit by Erik Norberg. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.