U18 World League

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Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fred-Marc Richter kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Bergkvist to maneuver through the defense. Gonçalo Fonseca was a little too slow when Fred-Marc Richter got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Bengt-Åke Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aprígio Eanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred-Marc Richter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 13 minutes, Fred-Marc Richter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karen FC and the VB-Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred-Marc Richter to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute Fred-Marc Richter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 minutes VB-Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fred-Marc Richter who took care of the corner kick. Leif Sundén made a great header on Karen FC's corner, it was just that VB-Team's Gonçalo Fonseca managed to reach the ball for a save. Aprígio Eanes scored 1-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bengt-Åke Smitt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Viriato Calheiros struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Bengt-Åke Smitt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team. When Aprígio Eanes, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 26 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Bengt-Åke Smitt was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After 34 minutes, Abílio Mafra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VB-Team and the Karen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Abílio Mafra hit a great ball. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Leif Sundén hit a great ball. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aprígio Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Bengt-Åke Smitt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aprígio Eanes's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, one of Karen FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Karen FC. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for VB-Team. Aprígio Campos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bengt-Åke Smitt. 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aprígio Eanes made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Calheiros came free, but Bengt-Åke Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octávio Macieira got free with Bengt-Åke Smitt in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Karen FC from getting a goal against them. In the 58th minute Viriato Calheiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Åke Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abílio Mafra got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Karen FC booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abílio Mafra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karen FC made a substitution. Michel Henriksson replaced Bengt-Arne Pihlberg. After 62 played minutes, Karen FC's Fred-Marc Richter shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gonçalo Fonseca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Karen FC reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Bengt Bergkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karen FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt Bergkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bengt-Åke Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Calheiros in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Nicolau Vale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolau Vale in the 75th minute of play. If Viriato Calheiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonçalo Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred-Marc Richter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Karen FC booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolau Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred-Marc Richter in the 82nd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Gonçalo Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Calheiros in the 91st minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Karen FC's Bengt-Åke Smitt got control of the ball when Octávio Macieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Bergkvist to maneuver through the defense.