U23 World League

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Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Pauliström's Emanuel Blixt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Göran Wickander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fausto Leite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Malcolm Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabi Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to Reac Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Cunha hit a great ball. Malcolm Wall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabi Gol in the 14th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabi Gol got free with Malcolm Wall in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fausto Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Blixt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Pauliström booed when Reac Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zézinho Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Wickander in the 20th minute of play forced Reac Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fausto Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Paul Botvidsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pauliström's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reac Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Pauliström was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Botvidsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match Gabi Gol shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Malcolm Wall showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gabi Gol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Malcolm Wall when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gabi Gol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Malcolm Wall when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Alexsandro Vieira got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabi Gol in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Malcolm Wall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabi Gol got free with Malcolm Wall in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Emanuel Blixt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Leite was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Malcolm Wall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabi Gol in the 38th minute of play. Pauliström's Malcolm Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Vieira in the 41st minute of play. Fausto Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birger Klint in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Klint in the 45th minute of play forced Reac Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fausto Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Pauliström were leading 1-2. 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 Gabi Gol to strike the kick off in the second half. Malcolm Wall stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabi Gol's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Gabi Gol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reac Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabi Gol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malcolm Wall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabi Gol in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Malcolm Wall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, Pauliström's Göran Wickander ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fausto Leite. Fausto Leite yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Emanuel Blixt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Fausto Leite made a huge save. In the 68thth minute of the game Gabi Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pauliström's Malcolm Wall was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Malcolm Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabi Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Blixt got free with Fausto Leite in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Reac Futebol Clube's Gabi Gol in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pauliström's goalie prevented a goal. Fausto Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Blixt in the 75th minute. Duda Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Pauliström's Malcolm Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabi Gol in the 80th minute of play. Fausto Leite stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Göran Wickander's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Gabi Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malcolm Wall was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Fausto Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Wickander in the 90th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabi Gol in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Malcolm Wall saved Pauliström from getting behind. Birger Klint was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 93rd minute. Pauliström's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Pauliström's Emanuel Blixt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fausto Leite. That made the score 1-4 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Pauliström had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.