U23 World League

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dudu Borges took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rudolf Grep kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Folke Hellström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Abraão in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match Tiaguinho Fernandez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Folke Hellström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, CoolKidzTable's Rudolf Grep got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dudu Borges in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Folke Hellström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 11 minutes, Luiz Fernando Abraão made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. CoolKidzTable's Folke Hellström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of CoolKidzTable booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Dudu Borges notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of CoolKidzTable's Folke Hellström. Folke Hellström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute, Catugi FC's Luiz Fernando Abraão dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Dudu Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Folke Hellström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, CoolKidzTable's goal looked a bit too open when Dudu Borges came free, but Folke Hellström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Folke Österlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Martinsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Martinsson came free, but Folke Österlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Luiz Fernando Abraão kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Folke Hellström. That made the score 4-0 in the 35 minute of play. After 41 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Neiva. Folke Hellström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andreas Martinsson was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dudu Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Hellström was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fernando Abraão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Folke Hellström was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Mikael Boström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Österlund having to interfere. The supporters of CoolKidzTable booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Neiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 63rd minute of the match Vicente Neiva completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vicente Neiva a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Borges during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Dudu Borges. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dudu Borges in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Folke Hellström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 85 minutes of play, Catugi FC's Dudu Borges made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Folke Hellström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Catugi FC's Folke Österlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Catugi FC from getting a goal against them. Karl-Åke Björkdahl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Folke Österlund made a huge save. The supporters of Catugi FC booed when CoolKidzTable was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukas Örtendal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Catugi FC had won after a very even match.