World League

Kanal Parken
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Roger Norberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Joel Tolsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim de Barros in the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Roger Norberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Salgado was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Tage Brodin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tage Brodin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Luís Caeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, BK Värdsholmen's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Severiano came free, but Joel Tolsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Roger Norberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led VB-Team's Álvaro Rezende to fire away a dangerous shot which Joel Tolsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the BK Värdsholmen defense, Joaquim de Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Tolsson. The BK Värdsholmen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Tolsson should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim de Barros was the one to do the kick off. Joel Tolsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Caeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, BK Värdsholmen's Joel Tolsson got control of the ball when Joaquim de Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, BK Värdsholmen's goalkeeper Joel Tolsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim de Barros. 61 minutes into the match, BK Värdsholmen's goalkeeper Joel Tolsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim de Barros. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo-Erik Grelsson in the 64th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Grelsson came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Joaquim de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Tolsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Joaquim de Barros in the 70th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Joel Tolsson kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. VB-Team's Sandro Leitão was substituted for Qiu Sheng Bang. When Shao Kun Yuan fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VB-Team's protests and gave Shao Kun Yuan a yellow card for diving instead. Shao Kun Yuan hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Shao Kun Yuan got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some careless play in the BK Värdsholmen defense, Joaquim de Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Tolsson. The BK Värdsholmen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Tolsson should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Håkan Eklund during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. VB-Team's Traian Hăvârneanu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joel Tolsson but with some difficulty. The crowd rose to their feet as VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joel Tolsson. That made the score 1-5 after 90 minutes of play. Joaquim de Barros scored 1-6 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Tolsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. VB-Team played a much better game than BK Värdsholmen and deserved their victory. The BK Värdsholmen players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.