U23 World League

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Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Óscar Sabrosa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lukas Örtendal was extremely unlucky when he, in the 2nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Óscar Sabrosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Folke Hellström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascoal Modesto 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 10th minute. Pascoal Modesto made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Andreas Martinsson sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in CoolKidzTable's zone, Alberto Valverde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Folke Hellström came out of the goal and Alberto Valverde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Red Proud FC's Palmiro Manso got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Skark kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Veríssimo during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Red Proud FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Osvaldo Veríssimo hit a great ball. Bengt Bäckman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Cassiano Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Juvenal Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute Óscar Sabrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Hellström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Pascoal Modesto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th play minute Andreas Martinsson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pascoal Modesto. 1-1. In the 42nd minute, Alberto Valverde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Óscar Sabrosa 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andreas Martinsson to make the kick off. Palmiro Manso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Folke Hellström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Palmiro Manso in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Red Proud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Assis to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Red Proud FC's Cassiano Esteves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Folke Hellström. Folke Hellström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 76thth minute of the game Palmiro Manso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CoolKidzTable's Folke Hellström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th minute, Palmiro Manso made a precise shot to the right of Folke Hellström. CoolKidzTable's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After having played for 80 minutes, Lukas Örtendal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CoolKidzTable's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lukas Örtendal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, CoolKidzTable's Mikael Boström got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Martinsson in the 85th minute of play forced Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Pascoal Modesto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Óscar Sabrosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolf Caspersson kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When Óscar Sabrosa came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Red Proud FC 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 Óscar Sabrosa couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CoolKidzTable's goalkeeper Folke Hellström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 95 minutes, Palmiro Manso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Proud FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Palmiro Manso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Red Proud FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Red Proud FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.