U18 World League

Freedom Arena
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Igor Lacerda took the kick off in the first half of the match. Igor Lacerda hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. A collision led to Freedom 2024 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Niclas Svensson hit a great ball. When Freedom 2024's Leonard Söderström in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goianésia E.C's goalie prevented a goal. Niclas Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Valdir Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Jean Corrêa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Måns Offendahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th match minute, Goianésia E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Goianésia E.C's Zé Antunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Goianésia E.C from getting a goal against them. Igor Lacerda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Måns Offendahl having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Goianésia E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Zé Antunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fredric Bokelund in the 25th minute. Fredric Bokelund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Zé Antunes made a huge save. Zé Antunes made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Fredric Bokelund sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Igor Lacerda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Offendahl was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Igor Lacerda made a precise shot to the right of Måns Offendahl. Freedom 2024's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Fredric Bokelund struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Zé Antunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Freedom 2024. Leonard Söderström kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonard Söderström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zé Antunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fredric Bokelund's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After 54 minutes, Mário Aparecido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Goianésia E.C and the Freedom 2024 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mário Aparecido hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. A collision led to Goianésia E.C getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Waldir Cruz hit a great ball. Mário Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 played minutes Goianésia E.C got a freekick which was hit by Valdir Neto. Olov Rosendahl kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Goianésia E.C got a freekick which was hit by Mário Aparecido. Zé Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Bokelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Bokelund, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Alessandro Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Kevin Kielstedt notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Goianésia E.C's Zé Antunes. Zé Antunes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fredric Bokelund struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Zé Antunes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Freedom 2024. When Freedom 2024's Leonard Söderström in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goianésia E.C's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th match minute, Freedom 2024 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Vallgren to maneuver through the defense. After 87 minutes of play, Freedom 2024's Leonard Söderström made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Antunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fredric Bokelund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Antunes having to make a save. Fredric Bokelund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Goianésia E.C players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.