U23 World League

Arena Piratini
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Atle Sundstrøm made the kick off and thus started the match. Almir Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guld Kalvenes, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Atle Sundstrøm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Almir Severo. Grêmio Santo André's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Atle Sundstrøm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13th minute, Grêmio Santo André's Osvaldo Pernambucano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivar Espelid. Ivar Espelid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 15 minutes into the game, Osvaldo Pernambucano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio Santo André's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skytta Toppidrettslag the free kick. Thor Elden's late challenge caught a Grêmio Santo André's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thor Elden helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Thor Elden got a free kick in the 17th minute. A collision led to Skytta Toppidrettslag getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Martin Reksten hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the game, Wellington Vaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ivar Espelid was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Vaz came free, but Ivar Espelid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Wellington Vaz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ivar Espelid. That made the score 3-2 in the 31 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Grêmio Santo André's Wellington Vaz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ivar Espelid. That made the score 4-2 after 33 minutes of play. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Ivar Espelid successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Almir Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atle Sundstrøm in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guld Kalvenes in the 48th minute of play forced Grêmio Santo André's goalkeeper Almir Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-3 at half-time.

Ivar Espelid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Vaz in the 51st minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Grêmio Santo André's goal looked a bit too open when Guld Kalvenes came free, but Almir Severo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Atle Sundstrøm made a precise shot to the right of Almir Severo. Grêmio Santo André's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. Ivar Espelid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Pernambucano in the 59th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Skytta Toppidrettslag defense, Igor Czech kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivar Espelid. The Skytta Toppidrettslag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivar Espelid should have stopped the shot. Osvaldo Pernambucano succeeded in the game's 64th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-4. Skytta Toppidrettslag were furious when Thor Elden was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Thor Elden got a free kick in the 67th minute. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ivar Espelid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Freire in the 68th minute of play. Ivar Espelid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Vaz in the 80th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ivar Espelid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guld Kalvenes hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Santiago Oliverio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Espelid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guld Kalvenes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Almir Severo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Atle Sundstrøm got a free kick in the 95th minute.