U21 World League

Estádio Canindé
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tore-Andre Finne kicked off to start the match. Tore-Andre Finne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovani de Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Thomas Skadberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Giovani de Amaral quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 7 played minutes Kjønstad BF got a freekick which was hit by Tore-Andre Finne. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kjønstad BF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Skadberg in the 10th minute. After taking down the ball on Kjønstad BF's corner Thomas Skadberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giovani de Amaral quite easily take care of the ball. If Tore-Andre Finne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tore-Andre Finne in the 25th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Portuguesa got a freekick which was hit by Maicon Munhoz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Skadberg in the 27th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Kjønstad BF getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Thomas Skadberg hit a great ball. Kjønstad BF's Fredrik Iqbal got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goal looked a bit too open when Tore-Andre Finne came free, but Giovani de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Kjønstad BF's goalkeeper Christian Haug had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Augusto de Barros. Tore-Andre Finne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giovani de Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kjønstad BF's William Nordstrøm got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Betinho Severo made a kick off. After some careless play in the Portuguesa defense, Tore-Andre Finne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovani de Amaral. The Portuguesa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovani de Amaral should have stopped the shot. Tore-Andre Finne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani de Amaral having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tore-Andre Finne in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giovani de Amaral saved Portuguesa from getting behind. 69 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tore-Andre Finne. In the 73rd minute, Kent Røkke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match Maicon Munhoz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christian Haug showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Giovani de Amaral made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Tore-Andre Finne sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th match minute, Portuguesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maicon Munhoz to maneuver through the defense. William Nordstrøm kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tore-Andre Finne in the 83rd minute of play. Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Portuguesa from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tore-Andre Finne in the 86th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89thth minute of the game Pedro Augusto de Barros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kjønstad BF's Christian Haug was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kjønstad BF were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.