U18 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andréas Holmstedt made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Fredrik Hermansson hit a great ball. When Tomas Apelqvist fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's protests and gave Tomas Apelqvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Tomas Apelqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Holm in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Bengt Arenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andréas Holmstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, México Eterno MZC's Marcelo da Cunha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Silas Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Holm, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Andréas Holmstedt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silas Nascimento. México Eterno MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andréas Holmstedt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Andréas Holmstedt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Fredrik Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the game, Fredrik Hermansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Silas Nascimento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kauan Meira hit a great ball. Percy Pernambucano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Eskil Rosen made a huge save. The México Eterno MZC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС were winning 1-3.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Fredrik Hermansson got free with Silas Nascimento in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Fredrik Hermansson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silas Nascimento. México Eterno MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Hermansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Andréas Holmstedt might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silas Nascimento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andréas Holmstedt ran back to his position shaking his head. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Rikard Holmgren was substituted for Stefan Abrahamsson. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС made a substitution. Harry Sundström replaced Bengt Arenberg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andréas Holmstedt got free with Silas Nascimento in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Törnblom got free with Silas Nascimento in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute, Allan Blomkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eskil Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Andréas Holmstedt came free, but Silas Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Love Bianca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Love Bianca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Silas Nascimento made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Törnblom got free with Silas Nascimento in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Andréas Holmstedt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Silas Nascimento. That made the score 1-5 in the 81 minute of play. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andréas Holmstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silas Nascimento came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Max Törnblom. But to his dismay, Max Törnblom quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. When the final whistle sounded Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than México Eterno MZC.