U18 World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rui de Lima made the kick off which started today's match. Cristóvão Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Magnus Risted. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui de Lima in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rikardt Kjeldsvig saved Strib Galacticos IF from getting behind. Edu da Cunha hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes, Vinícius Carneiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C. Ferrari and the Strib Galacticos IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aníbal Furlan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Robin Hagensted had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.C. Ferrari's goalkeeper Sílvio Antunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 played minutes S.C. Ferrari got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Campidelis. In the 36thth minute of the game Rui de Lima who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Strib Galacticos IF's Rikardt Kjeldsvig was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Kaspar Thabo could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Sílvio Antunes however easily saved by the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfred Dærup stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sílvio Antunes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernst Bartz went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Hagbard Crans kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Breno Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Breno Ribeiro in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rikardt Kjeldsvig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, Alfred Dærup made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Antunes. S.C. Ferrari's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Strib Galacticos IF's Alfred Dærup in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.C. Ferrari's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute, Alfred Dærup 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. In the 92nd minute Alfred Dærup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in S.C. Ferrari's zone, Robin Hagensted stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Antunes came out of the goal and Robin Hagensted tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Strib Galacticos IF had won after a very even match.