U23 World League

Arena Blitzkrieg
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chad Pro made the kick off which started today's match. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Oliveiro in the 3rd minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, Passa o Tanque MZ's Roque Oliveiro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fredrik Bäckström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fredrik Bäckström didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. 23 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roque Oliveiro. Diamantino Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Bernd Goldsche took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Bäckström. Fredrik Bäckström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gottfrid Almkvist in the 34th minute of play forced Passa o Tanque MZ's goalkeeper Diamantino Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Passa o Tanque MZ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Arí Pitta hit a great ball. Fredrik Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Ronaldinho Teixeira sent off a good shot on target. Roque Oliveiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fredrik Bäckström. Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bernd Goldsche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernd Goldsche made a kick off. After some careless play in the Hawelka Himalayan High defense, Ronaldinho Teixeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fredrik Bäckström. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fredrik Bäckström should have stopped the shot. After 54 played minutes Passa o Tanque MZ got a freekick which was hit by Carlinhos Carvalho. In the 56th minute, Roque Oliveiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fredrik Bäckström was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. 63 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Bernd Goldsche came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvin Stålman hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Diamantino Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chad Pro in the 69th minute of the match. Diamantino Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gottfrid Almkvist in the 73rd minute of play. Fredrik Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Oliveiro in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Karl-Erik Collin hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Ronaldinho Teixeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Passa o Tanque MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 86 minutes into the game, Passa o Tanque MZ's Roque Oliveiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fredrik Bäckström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Fredrik Bäckström came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Passa o Tanque MZ's Roque Oliveiro. But to his dismay, Roque Oliveiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 96th minute of play. Passa o Tanque MZ's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.