World League

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Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Codruț Luncașu started the match with the kick off. Frank Håning struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Tostão Corrêa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Björnlunda IF. In the 15th minute, Evandro Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klas Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Klas Lundgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Tostão Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tostão Corrêa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Håning's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Tostão Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Håning in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute of the match, Lenílson Velasco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edvard Hellqvist was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Evandro Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lenílson Velasco in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edvard Hellqvist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Edvard Hellqvist successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pinheiros Capibaras FC were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Björnlunda IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lenílson Velasco took the corner. Codruț Luncașu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. If Klas Lundgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

56 minutes into the game, Codruț Luncașu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Edvard Hellqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Evandro Alves hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 67 minutes, Naldo Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pinheiros Capibaras FC and the Björnlunda IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Naldo Maia got a free kick in the 67th minute. If Klas Lundgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edvard Hellqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lenílson Velasco's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. If Frank Håning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Dieguinho Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvard Hellqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes Frank Håning rounded Pinheiros Capibaras FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. In the 88th minute, Lenílson Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Edvard Hellqvist. Björnlunda IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. When Belmiro Gaspar fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pinheiros Capibaras FC's protests and gave Belmiro Gaspar a yellow card for diving instead. Klas Lundgren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tostão Corrêa having to make a save. The Björnlunda IF players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Pinheiros Capibaras FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.