U21 World League

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lars-Erik Brogren took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Älta BK defense, Acácio Ortiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hjalmar Hedvall. The Älta BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hjalmar Hedvall should have stopped the shot. After 6 minutes, Acácio Ortiz made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Älta BK's Hjalmar Hedvall tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hjalmar Hedvall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Ortiz in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lars-Erik Brogren in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodriguinho de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Lúcio Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes in the game Christoffer Vesterberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nils-Emil Engman. In the 21st minute, Jailson de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the game, Oscar Dalkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Älta BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imbituba - FSCMZ the free kick. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Älta BK! An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Ortiz in the 40th minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper Hjalmar Hedvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes of play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Acácio Ortiz made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hjalmar Hedvall was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lúcio Proença stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sonny Ek in the 52nd minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Rodriguinho de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Kenny Månsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Älta BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imbituba - FSCMZ the free kick. Kenny Månsson hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Hjalmar Hedvall didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in Älta BK's zone, Acácio Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hjalmar Hedvall came out of the goal and Acácio Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Älta BK made a substitution. Alexander Öberg replaced Nils-Emil Engman. Älta BK made a substitution. Eddie Giöck replaced Kenny Månsson. After a rather tough play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Samuca Camargo got a free kick in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Lúcio Proença was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Imbituba - FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Älta BK the free kick. In the 68th minute, Lúcio Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars-Erik Brogren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Acácio Ortiz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Christoffer Vesterberg fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Älta BK's protests and gave Christoffer Vesterberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's Christoffer Vesterberg got a free kick in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Acácio Ortiz got free with Hjalmar Hedvall in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute, Acácio Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imbituba - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Jailson de Mendonça hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Imbituba - FSCMZ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.