U23 World League

AC Vallen
Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5832, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Algot Månsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Gottfrid Larsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Erland Törnblom charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erland Törnblom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Erland Törnblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo de Queirós in the 12th minute of play forced AC United's goalkeeper Roger Ekberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. César Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldo Zonta in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Ekberg saved AC United from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Osvaldo Zonta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jano Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gottfrid Larsson in the 19th minute of play. AC United's Roger Ekberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Zonta in the 21st minute of play. When Osvaldo Zonta came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Social Anarquia F.C. OFF 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 Osvaldo Zonta couldn't finish the play. Roger Ekberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Social Anarquia F.C. OFF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osvaldo Zonta in the 30th minute. Gottfrid Larsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jano Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gottfrid Larsson in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Osvaldo Zonta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Ekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Ekberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Ekberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Zonta in the 42nd minute of play. Roger Ekberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Osvaldo Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osvaldo Zonta to make the kick off. Jânio Neiva took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roger Ekberg. Roger Ekberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Social Anarquia F.C. OFF's Jânio Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AC United's Roger Ekberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jânio Neiva in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AC United's Joachim Ekgren got a free kick in the 59th minute. Erland Törnblom lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 65th minute, one of AC United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AC United. 72 minutes into the match, Social Anarquia F.C. OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Holmgren came free, but Jano Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fiori Furtado charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fiori Furtado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Fiori Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldo Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Roger Ekberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, Osvaldo Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Social Anarquia F.C. OFF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jânio Neiva in the 97th minute of play forced AC United's goalkeeper Roger Ekberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Social Anarquia F.C. OFF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Social Anarquia F.C. OFF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.