World League

Estadio Nacional C V
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Victor Erroman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Karl-Oskar Björkdal hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Erroman in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 7th minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bennvar Post could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Liu Chen Jian made a huge save. Bennvar Post sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bennvar Post got free with Liu Chen Jian in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Ortzi in the 22nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian got control of the ball when Bennvar Post tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Leo Ortzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brasil off's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Ortzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pål Sefastsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, National Team Cape-Verde's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Ortzi came free, but Pål Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brasil off's Leo Ortzi got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bennvar Post made a kick off. In the 54th minute Leo Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Sefastsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Fredric Melander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Chen Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Victor Erroman lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Pål Sefastsson. National Team Cape-Verde's Klas Bergqvist was substituted for Fredric Melander. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 69th minute of play forced National Team Cape-Verde's goalkeeper Pål Sefastsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson got control of the ball when Victor Erroman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brasil off's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Victor Erroman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes National Team Cape-Verde got a freekick which was hit by Tansu İnanoğlu. In the 77th minute of the match, Leo Ortzi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pål Sefastsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Liu Chen Jian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. When Anton Vibjörnsson fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored National Team Cape-Verde's protests and gave Anton Vibjörnsson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Brasil off booed when National Team Cape-Verde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Vibjörnsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. National Team Cape-Verde's Pål Sefastsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ortzi in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by National Team Cape-Verde's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leonardo Taurino was slow to take the kick. During this time Brasil off's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Tabby Rua got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pål Sefastsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, National Team Cape-Verde's Tansu İnanoğlu got a free kick in the 94th minute.