U18 World League

Midgård
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig Lindqvist started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Meira to maneuver through the defense. After 5 minutes of play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Wilson Maciel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Skarkman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice moves Stig Lindqvist could shoot a difficult shot in the 8th minute, which Maurício Estrada however easily saved by the left post. Ɍυƒυs™'s Maurício Estrada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Ɍυƒυs™ from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Skarkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Higino Viveiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Higino Viveiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Higino Viveiros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastian Skarkman having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gusmão Leiria in the 28th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Sebastian Skarkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Kent Sandström. Wilson Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Skarkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Resende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Wilson Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ɍυƒυs™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Wilson Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Skarkman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastian Skarkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gusmão Leiria to strike the kick off in the second half. The Northmen Army's Sebastian Skarkman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save The Northmen Army from getting a goal against them. In the 52nd minute Wilson Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Skarkman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes Ɍυƒυs™ got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Graça. Maurício Estrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig Lindqvist in the 60th minute of play. Maurício Estrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilgot Dahlman in the 62nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marc Dahlqvist during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marc Dahlqvist hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Sebastian Skarkman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Higino Viveiros in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilson Maciel got free with Sebastian Skarkman in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sebastian Skarkman made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Wilson Maciel sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Alex Arruda got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Vilgot Dahlman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Northmen Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Hélder Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Skarkman was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Gusmão Leiria capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gusmão Leiria really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Wilson Maciel in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastian Skarkman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 81st match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Holmberg to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Skarkman made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Wilson Maciel sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Falck in the 86th minute of play forced Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper Maurício Estrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Hélder Resende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Falck in the 89th minute of play forced Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper Maurício Estrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes Ɍυƒυs™ got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Graça. Ɍυƒυs™'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.