U18 World League

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) ZigZag Athletic's Tommy Aleberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. ZigZag Athletic were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after PREZULO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ulf Böcklund took the corner. The corner ended in Ulf Böcklund almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PREZULO FC's Eurico da Mata did a great save. After 6 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Loureiro. Algot Påk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Carvalho in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Magnus Dalman to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Leonardo Cavalcante put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Algot Påk. Hans Odén kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, César Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PREZULO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZigZag Athletic the free kick. In the 21st minute, Miroslav Klose made a precise shot to the right of Eurico da Mata. PREZULO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tommy Aleberg in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eurico da Mata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Loureiro. César Silva hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute Ulf Böcklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico da Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Válbson Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Algot Påk made a huge save. Jonas Falck hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. With a little luck, ZigZag Athletic's Algot Påk got control of the ball when Leonardo Cavalcante tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hans Odén hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Válbson Carvalho, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Miguel Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Válbson Carvalho to make the kick off. In the 58th minute Válbson Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Algot Påk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Evandro Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hans Odén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stefan Gustavsson kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Matheus de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Algot Påk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ZigZag Athletic defense, Alexandre Loureiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Algot Påk. The ZigZag Athletic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Algot Påk should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the game, PREZULO FC's Matheus de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Algot Påk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 96th minute, ZigZag Athletic's Jonas Falck dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2.