U23 World League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Erik Asmundsson started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Sidnei Azevedo came free, but George Isaksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Svartvallstjärnens IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agne Utfal to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Wellington Abraão managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Svartvallstjärnens IF's Sven-Erik Asmundsson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With an all-out effort, Svartvallstjärnens IF's Wellington Abraão threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jan-Erik Carlsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Azevedo in the 24th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Erik Asmundsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Wellington Abraão skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Sven-Erik Asmundsson sped through Dinamo Colorado's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wellington Abraão. The supporters of Svartvallstjärnens IF booed when Dinamo Colorado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Adolfo Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viktor Isaksson during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Viktor Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dinamo Colorado's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Mats Ljusberg scored to the left of an out of position Wellington Abraão, making the score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

During the 53rd minute of the match Viktor Isaksson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Viktor Isaksson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Viktor Isaksson kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Svartvallstjärnens IF made a substitution. Hans Lidman replaced Marko Askberg. In the 58th minute Dinamo Colorado were awarded a corner. Rui Coutinho went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Dinamo Colorado's Sidnei Azevedo got a free kick in the 59th minute. Dinamo Colorado's Edson Braddock was substituted for Miguel Trigo. In the 62nd match minute, Dinamo Colorado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidnei Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. Wellington Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Erik Asmundsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Carvalho hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Gürbüz Raif kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Otávio Couto fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dinamo Colorado's protests and gave Otávio Couto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute, one of Dinamo Colorado: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 Dinamo Colorado. After a rather tough play, Dinamo Colorado's Daniel Carvalho got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Sven-Erik Asmundsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wellington Abraão. Dinamo Colorado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven-Erik Asmundsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Erik Asmundsson in the 91st minute of play forced Dinamo Colorado's goalkeeper Wellington Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Dinamo Colorado's corner Daniel Carvalho fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and George Isaksson quite easily take care of the ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dinamo Colorado for a fine match.