U21 World League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Tore-Andre Finne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. José Maria Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Clausen in the 7th minute of play. César Vinhas hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes, Kjønstad BF's Thomas Skadberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper José Maria Pontes 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 Kjønstad BF reached it. José Maria Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Iqbal in the 13th minute of play. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Sæter in the 15th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Kjønstad BF's Julian Clausen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Pontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Iqbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Clausen, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. COURO COME FC's José Maria Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tore-Andre Finne in the 31st minute of play. If Tore-Andre Finne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, COURO COME FC's Jeferson Couto got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Julian Clausen made a precise shot to the right of José Maria Pontes. COURO COME FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Sæter in the 44th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tore-Andre Finne in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Kjønstad BF were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nildo Pereira made a kick off. Tore-Andre Finne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but José Maria Pontes made a huge save. 60 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tore-Andre Finne came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Haug showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Wilian Carioca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Haug was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Clausen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjønstad BF's Christian Haug played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Carioca in the 68th minute of play. José Maria Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Sæter in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in COURO COME FC's zone, Fredrik Iqbal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Maria Pontes came out of the goal and Fredrik Iqbal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 81 minutes of play, Kjønstad BF's Jonathan Sæter made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Maria Pontes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 86 played minutes, COURO COME FC's Benê Alvarenga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christian Haug 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 COURO COME FC reached it. Julian Clausen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Kjønstad BF's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Carioca came free, but Christian Haug reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Jonathan Sæter took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for José Maria Pontes to make any attempt to save it. Kjønstad BF's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.