U18 World League

Aspabruk -vallen
Spectators: 6720 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adelino Andrade started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ove Wickander in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean Leite prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dráuzio Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasper Helström having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Tostão Goiano put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kasper Helström. Tostão Goiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dráuzio Moreira in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kasper Helström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dráuzio Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tostão Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Sagarana Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tostão Goiano couldn't finish the play. Ove Wickander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Jean Leite made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Adelino Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kasper Helström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 35thth minute of the game Tostão Goiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aspabruk's Kasper Helström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kasper Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Andrade in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Andrade in the 39th minute of play forced Aspabruk's goalkeeper Kasper Helström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Aspabruk's zone, Adelino Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kasper Helström came out of the goal and Adelino Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kasper Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão Goiano in the 45th minute of the match. Dráuzio Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 54 minutes, Tobias Kvick mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aspabruk and the Sagarana Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adelino Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olov Björkkvist hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Tostão Goiano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sagarana Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Tostão Goiano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kasper Helström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute, Vânderson da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, Adelino Andrade recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kasper Helström. Adelino Andrade showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. 90 minutes into the game, Aspabruk's Ove Wickander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Sagarana Clube played a much better game than Aspabruk and deserved their victory. The Aspabruk players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.