U23 World League

MOC CITY
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Dahlin kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Magnus Hedman got control of the ball when Hernani Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Dahlin in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Doni Meirelles saved ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ from getting behind. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Magnus Hedman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Lite Finare Lite Bättre from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Dahlin in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Doni Meirelles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Dahlin came free, but Doni Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Martin Dahlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doni Meirelles. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Dahlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 18 played minutes Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a freekick which was hit by Albert Vennerlund. After 19 minutes of play, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Martin Dahlin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doni Meirelles was left in no man's land by his defense there! Doni Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Dahlin in the 27th minute of play. Doni Meirelles came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Martin Dahlin. But to his dismay, Martin Dahlin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Martin Dahlin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doni Meirelles having to make a save. After having played for 40 minutes, Alexander Alstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lite Finare Lite Bättre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Alstedt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Doni Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Dahlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Martin Dahlin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Doni Meirelles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After the first half Lite Finare Lite Bättre were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manfredo Reis to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fred Coutinho hit a great ball. Martin Dahlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Doni Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Roque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goalkeeper Doni Meirelles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Dahlin. The Lite Finare Lite Bättre fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Martin Dahlin 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Doni Meirelles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ from getting a goal against them. The throw-in from Gonçalo Siqueira in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Ivar Utfal. 81 minutes into the game, Martin Dahlin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Doni Meirelles. Martin Dahlin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. With his leg Doni Meirelles managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Martin Dahlin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 94th minute, Martin Dahlin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Doni Meirelles. The goal made the score 0-10. When the final whistle sounded Lite Finare Lite Bättre left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽.