U23 World League

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristóvão Lucas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sonny Brodin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severino Secco in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute Valdir Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Brodin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Fårdala FF's Sonny Brodin got control of the ball when Severino Secco tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristóvão Lucas got free with Sonny Brodin in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute, Gilberto Silva fired a really elegant long shot, but Sonny Brodin threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. The audience was convinced that Karl-Ove Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Brasil was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Ove Holmberg in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dida Brasil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valdir Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After 19 minutes, César Vieira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PREZULO FC and the Fårdala FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th minute, César Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fårdala FF's Vilhelm Jönsätt took a good shot, in the 20th minute, which hit the crossbar above Dida Brasil's head, and flew over the goal. PREZULO FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Fårdala FF. The supporters of PREZULO FC booed when Fårdala FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivar Galle didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Holmberg in the 26th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Dida Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Ruy Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dida Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Lövgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristóvão Lucas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Sonny Brodin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. PREZULO FC's Dida Brasil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Jernberg in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Fårdala FF's goalkeeper Sonny Brodin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Lucas. Fårdala FF's Sonny Brodin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Fårdala FF from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikael Nordin was the one to do the kick off. Fårdala FF's Sonny Brodin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Ferraz in the 52nd minute of play. When Cristóvão Lucas came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the PREZULO 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 Cristóvão Lucas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Ferraz in the 58th minute of play forced Fårdala FF's goalkeeper Sonny Brodin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Lucas in the 61st minute of play forced Fårdala FF's goalkeeper Sonny Brodin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdir Ferraz hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Dida Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Nordin in the 67th minute of the match. Karl-Ove Holmberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 75 minutes, Cesinha Capixaba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PREZULO FC and the Fårdala FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Cesinha Capixaba. Dida Brasil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingemar Lövgren in the 76th minute. In the 77th match minute, Fårdala FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Bredberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Mané Corrêa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PREZULO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Sonny Brodin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Secco in the 86th minute of the match. Cristóvão Lucas scored 3-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sonny Brodin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.