U23 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Orlando Mineiro got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Panopticon 04 booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Celsinho Vinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Lafont saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panopticon 04's Fabien Lafont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Vinhas in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Sten Harlén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zé Augusto Cardoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabien Lafont showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Gustafsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Panopticon 04's Chris Godø got a free kick in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celsinho Vinhas got free with Fabien Lafont in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute George Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Augusto Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Biavati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Brandt in the 36th minute of play. Fabien Lafont made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celsinho Vinhas in the 37th minute. After taking down the ball on Panopticon 04's corner George Gustafsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zé Augusto Cardoso quite easily take care of the ball. After 40th play minutes Sten Harlén shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Zé Augusto Cardoso and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Gustafsson in the 43rd minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Zé Augusto Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Gilbert Brandt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Augusto Cardoso. ITAFUT 4EVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilbert Brandt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gilbert Brandt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When George Gustafsson came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Panopticon 04 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 George Gustafsson couldn't finish the play. Panopticon 04's Fabien Lafont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Vinhas in the 54th minute of play. Fabien Lafont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Vinhas in the 58th minute of the match. Zé Augusto Cardoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilbert Brandt's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Sidney Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Panopticon 04's Alvin Kilström was substituted for Emanuele Biavati. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Sidney Lima hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Gilbert Brandt 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. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbert Brandt in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute George Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Erik Björklund made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alvin Kilström however managed to control. Alvin Kilström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Cardoso having to interfere. If George Gustafsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Celsinho Vinhas got a free kick in the 85th minute. Zé Augusto Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Brandt in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Panopticon 04 got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Gustafsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Panopticon 04's corner George Gustafsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zé Augusto Cardoso quite easily take care of the ball. In the 93rd play minute Alvin Kilström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zé Augusto Cardoso. 0-5. Panopticon 04's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.