U23 World League

FLA Arena
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romeu Gaspar took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Nordkvist in the 3rd minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juarês Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Nordkvist in the 7th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Romeu Gaspar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimmie Edström was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. A well-hit corner resulted in Antônio da Cunha heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Håkan Pettersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês Fantini having to interfere. Jimmie Edström made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Antônio da Cunha sent off a good shot on target. Jimmie Edström made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Romeu Gaspar sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when FK Ekebo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiph Bolin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romeu Gaspar succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 38th playminute. FK Ekebo's Jimmie Edström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save FK Ekebo from getting a goal against them. Antônio da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Nordkvist made a kick off. Jimmie Edström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeu Gaspar in the 51st minute of play. Arnaldo Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Romeu Gaspar made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. FK Ekebo's Jimmie Edström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when FK Ekebo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Anselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 minutes of play, The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmie Edström was left in no man's land by his defense there! 66 minutes into the match, FK Ekebo's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio da Cunha came free, but Jimmie Edström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The The Best Ones fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when The Best Ones's Romeu Gaspar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 69 minutes into the game, Romeu Gaspar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Jimmie Edström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Nordkvist in the 72nd minute of play. In the 79th minute, Lucas Nordkvist 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. 82 minutes into the game, Lennart Anselius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Ekebo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Best Ones the free kick. A collision led to FK Ekebo getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Lennart Anselius hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game was made by Casper Norberg with Örjan Kullander as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. FK Ekebo's Casper Norberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bruninho Pinheiro in the 86 minute of the game. Jimmie Edström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Romeu Gaspar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Best Ones fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. FK Ekebo's Jimmie Edström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Sarmento in the 93rd minute of play.