U23 World League

Xtra Advantage
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nils Eklund kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros got control of the ball when Niclas Blom tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Eklund in the 7th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Gil de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Niclas Blom elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Dorian Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Verner Näver's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gil de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros got control of the ball when Niclas Blom tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Nils Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Ferreira came free, but Ludwig Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Nils Eklund fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Nils Eklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nils Eklund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gil de Medeiros having to make a save. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Niclas Blom sped through Nautilus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Eklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Eklund in the 37th minute of the match. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Eklund in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Niclas Blom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gil de Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 43rd minute, Team Xtra personell's Nils Eklund ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niclas Blom got free with Gil de Medeiros in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Richard Ferreira to make the kick off. Gil de Medeiros didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Team Xtra personell's Nils Eklund shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 55 played minutes Nautilus got a freekick which was hit by Laerte Tasso. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Nils Eklund sped through Nautilus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Blom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Eklund in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nils Eklund in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil de Medeiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 67 minutes into the match, Nautilus's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Eklund came free, but Gil de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Jim Kling got a free kick in the 71st minute. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When Nils Eklund came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Team Xtra personell 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 Nils Eklund couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Nils Eklund notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niclas Blom scored 12-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gil de Medeiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nils Eklund took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 13-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Blom in the 90th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Gil de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gil de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Blom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niclas Blom in the 96th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Gil de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Eklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Team Xtra personell had played much better football throughout.