U18 World League

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Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raul Gonçalves took the kick off in the first half of the match. Allan Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Gonçalves in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho Vidal came free, but Allan Pihl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes Björkö BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Simão Koehler who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Raul Gonçalves heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 13 minutes of play, Família Ressaca MZ's Fernando Maciel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Allan Pihl was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th minute, Raul Gonçalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Família Ressaca MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Guilherme Brito got a free kick in the 19th minute. The Björkö BK fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Björkö BK's Mattias Markusson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mattias Markusson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Vitinho Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jack Berg charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jack Berg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jack Berg kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme Brito in the 37th minute of play forced Björkö BK's goalkeeper Allan Pihl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Kalle Anselius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Björkö BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Família Ressaca MZ the free kick. In the 40th minute of the match Simão Koehler shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Allan Pihl showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Família Ressaca MZ booed when Björkö BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalle Anselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Celsinho Vidal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Allan Pihl. That made the score 4-1 in the 48 minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mattias Markusson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Raul Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Pihl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Allan Pihl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Allan Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Allan Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Gonçalves in the 58th minute of play. Björkö BK's Allan Pihl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Gonçalves in the 60th minute of play. After 61 minutes of play, Família Ressaca MZ's Celsinho Vidal made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Allan Pihl was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65thth minute of the game Mattias Markusson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Família Ressaca MZ's Vitinho Fontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 70 minutes, Freddie Vestberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Björkö BK and the Família Ressaca MZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Björkö BK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Freddie Vestberg hit a great ball. Allan Pihl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guilherme Brito went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Mattias Markusson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Maciel came free, but Allan Pihl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Björkö BK's zone, Fernando Maciel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Pihl came out of the goal and Fernando Maciel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ulf Larsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vitinho Fontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulf Larsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Família Ressaca MZ's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.