U18 World League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pelle Odeen kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Branco during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Arnaldo Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goalkeeper Matthias Kiempe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Waldemar Loyola. After some careless play in the FC Bullen defense, Lino Araújo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthias Kiempe. The FC Bullen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthias Kiempe should have stopped the shot. The long shot by Pedro Cearense in the 13th minute really tested Matthias Kiempe's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when AF CERRADO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiliam Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrik Falk, 14 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. Lino Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Matthias Kiempe made a huge save. Gil Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Ekblom, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Pelle Odeen came free, but Gil Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Lino Araújo. When FC Bullen's Jens-Erik Lange in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AF CERRADO's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th match minute, AF CERRADO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseu Senna to maneuver through the defense. Gil Seco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Holm in the 32nd minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Gil Seco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Mårtensson hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Wiliam Rosa hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Gil Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Falk in the 41st minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Araújo was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Waldemar Loyola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Kiempe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Bullen's Matthias Kiempe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Araújo in the 55th minute of play. Gil Seco made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Pelle Odeen sent off a good shot on target. Ivar Holm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Lino Araújo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AF CERRADO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in AF CERRADO's zone, Andreas Ekblom stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil Seco came out of the goal and Andreas Ekblom tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cacá Vaz's late challenge caught a FC Bullen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cacá Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. Cacá Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Gil Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Ekblom in the 72nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matías Lima during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Matías Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Pelle Odeen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. After 82 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Rosa. Patrik Falk took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil Seco. Gil Seco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ivar Holm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bullen's goalkeeper Matthias Kiempe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Lino Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Kiempe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.