U18 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gunnar Hökkvist kicked off to start the match. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eddie Rosen hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Gil Seco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Hökkvist. In the 6th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Holm to maneuver through the defense. Lino Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Ekblom to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Matías Lima hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andreas Ekblom in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Seco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. AF CERRADO's Gil Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Ekblom in the 29th minute of play. Jens-Erik Lange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. Matthias Kiempe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Lima in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Eddie Rosen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Loyola in the 38th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Matthias Kiempe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, FC Bullen's Jens-Erik Lange ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gil Seco. Gil Seco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Araújo to make the kick off. When Pedro Cearense came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the AF CERRADO 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 Pedro Cearense couldn't finish the play. Gil Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Ekblom in the 60th minute of play. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Andreas Ekblom sped through AF CERRADO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil Seco. Gil Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Hjeltman in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Araújo in the 70th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Matthias Kiempe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 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 Lino Araújo. After some careless play in the AF CERRADO defense, Gunnar Hökkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil Seco. The AF CERRADO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil Seco should have stopped the shot. Georg Lindqvist hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Ekblom came free, but Gil Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Pedro Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Bullen were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AF CERRADO for a fine match.