U18 World League

Estádio Amaniutuba
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Herman Falkrantz made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd match minute, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Hellqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th match minute, ALMA GUERREIRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Falkrantz in the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Herman Falkrantz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luís Gustavo Pirani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Henrik Berggren put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Henrik Berggren hit a great ball. A collision led to ALMA GUERREIRA getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Dé Aguiar hit a great ball. ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Falkrantz in the 24th minute of play. ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Falkrantz in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Sven-Ove Berggren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Elmtaryd Agunnaryd were awarded a corner. Hugo Hellqvist went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the ALMA GUERREIRA defense, Herman Falkrantz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Gustavo Pirani. The ALMA GUERREIRA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Gustavo Pirani should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Herman Falkrantz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Gustavo Pirani. ALMA GUERREIRA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herman Falkrantz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 44th minute, Herman Falkrantz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Gustavo Pirani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 48th match minute, ALMA GUERREIRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel da Silva to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The wind increased when Joel da Silva made the kick off in the second half. Herman Falkrantz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Luís Gustavo Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Antônio Abreu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALMA GUERREIRA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elmtaryd Agunnaryd the free kick. The supporters of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd booed when ALMA GUERREIRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 played minutes, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Hugo Hellqvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Elmtaryd Agunnaryd reached it. With a little luck, ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani got control of the ball when Herman Falkrantz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Herman Falkrantz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Luís Gustavo Pirani made a huge save. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel da Silva in the 64th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Joel da Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. John Brandt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 68 minutes into the match, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goal looked a bit too open when Joel da Silva came free, but John Brandt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st match minute, ALMA GUERREIRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Abreu to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Antônio Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herman Falkrantz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Luís Gustavo Pirani made a huge save. 80 minutes into the game, Joel da Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. John Brandt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tiaguinho Paranaense hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Sven-Ove Berggren came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sven-Ove Berggren couldn't finish the play. ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save ALMA GUERREIRA from getting a goal against them. Luís Gustavo Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Herman Falkrantz in the 98th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.