U18 World League

Estádio Grajaú-MG
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavinho Abraão got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Örsundsbro's Karl Ersman got control of the ball when Pedrão Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edinho Tavares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Karl Ersman made a huge save. Pedrão Santanas short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Karl Ersman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 10 minutes into the match, Örsundsbro's goal looked a bit too open when Andrézinho Penha came free, but Karl Ersman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Andrézinho Penha dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Karl Ersman, 1-0. Sven-Arne Stål recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Vito Porto seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vito Porto the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vito Porto had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 20th minute there was a penalty for Örsundsbro. Pelle Barck stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luís Fabiano Mesquita. 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, Örsundsbro's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Abraão came free, but Karl Ersman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mark Billström hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Pedrão Santana made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alberto Abreu immediately put the ball in play. After 37 played minutes Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG got a freekick which was hit by Edinho Tavares. Karl Ersman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavinho Abraão in the 41st minute of play. Sven-Arne Stål received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Luís Fabiano Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Arne Stål to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Edinho Tavares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 57 played minutes Örsundsbro got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Arne Stål. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Flavinho Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's supporters rose to their feet, but Flavinho Abraão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl Ersman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 62 played minutes Örsundsbro got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Arne Stål. In the 66th match minute, Örsundsbro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Flavinho Abraão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl Ersman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Karl Ersman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavinho Abraão in the 70th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Flavinho Abraão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karl Ersman was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinho Tavares in the 82nd minute of play forced Örsundsbro's goalkeeper Karl Ersman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavinho Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the game, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Edinho Tavares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl Ersman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. After 89 minutes of play, Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG's Edinho Tavares made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl Ersman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karl Ersman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavinho Abraão went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Grajaú Uai Sôccer MG fully deserved thier win.