U21 World League

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Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Björn Lövskog started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Hockeysnubbarnas BK getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Fredrik Löv hit a great ball. Pål Håkansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Augusto Azevedo in the 12th minute of the match. Pål Håkansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Pinheiro in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Fredrik Löv got a free kick in the 16th minute. Frank Jakobsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Cláudio Taffarel made a huge save. 27 minutes into the match, Noroeste Paulista's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fredrik Löv. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Augusto Azevedo in the 29th minute of play forced Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goalkeeper Pål Håkansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Taffarel had great luck who in the 31stth minute grab hold of the ball when Björn Lövskog from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Hockeysnubbarnas BK's zone, João Augusto Azevedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pål Håkansson came out of the goal and João Augusto Azevedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Pål Håkansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio Quirino in the 35th minute of play. João Augusto Azevedo scored 0-3 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pål Håkansson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 40 minutes into the match, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goal looked a bit too open when João Augusto Azevedo came free, but Pål Håkansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Betão Pinheiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Noroeste Paulista's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hockeysnubbarnas BK the free kick. A collision led to Noroeste Paulista getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Betão Pinheiro hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the match, Betão Pinheiro notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Pål Håkansson. Pål Håkansson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Hockeysnubbarnas BK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Noroeste Paulista were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Geovânio Quirino was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Geovânio Quirino made a precise shot to the right of Pål Håkansson. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 55 minutes into the match, Raimundo Reis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pål Håkansson, 0-6. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Raimundo Reis put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Pål Håkansson. Geovânio Quirino might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pål Håkansson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovânio Quirino ran back to his position shaking his head. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Lövskog in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute Geovânio Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Noroeste Paulista's João Augusto Azevedo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pål Håkansson. Pål Håkansson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. 75 minutes into the match, Raimundo Reis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pål Håkansson, 0-9. Noroeste Paulista's Franklin Vander was substituted for Geovânio Quirino. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Lövskog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goalkeeper Pål Håkansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Augusto Azevedo. Betão Pinheiro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-10 in the 85th playminute. In the 91st minute, Noroeste Paulista's Franklin Vander ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pål Håkansson. Pål Håkansson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. If Raí Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Ramalho kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the match was over Noroeste Paulista could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hockeysnubbarnas BK throughout the match.