U21 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Orlando Mineiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the game, Sven Bäck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gunnarsbyn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. Sven Bäck hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sören Termander was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Söderberg in the 16th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Ernesto Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Gunnarsbyn defense, Beto Aparecido kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sören Termander. The Gunnarsbyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sören Termander should have stopped the shot. Sören Termander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 22nd minute of play forced Gunnarsbyn's goalkeeper Sören Termander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Gunnarsbyn's Sören Termander got control of the ball when Beto Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute Orlando Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sören Termander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Orlando Mineiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sören Termander, 3-0. Beto Aparecido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Beto Aparecido hit a great ball. Per Stigsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ernesto Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sören Termander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Per Stigsson to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Viana got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Stigsson in the 57th minute of play. When Rickard Nordkvist fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gunnarsbyn's protests and gave Rickard Nordkvist a yellow card for diving instead. After 59 played minutes Gunnarsbyn got a freekick which was hit by Rickard Nordkvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Aparecido in the 61st minute of play forced Gunnarsbyn's goalkeeper Sören Termander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sören Termander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnarsbyn's Rickard Nordkvist got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Rickard Nordkvist off the ground. In the 64th minute, Rickard Nordkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sören Termander was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sören Termander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Mineiro went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Sören Termander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Wilson Netto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilson Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 80th minute, Beto Aparecido ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sören Termander was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After 85 played minutes Gunnarsbyn got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Olof Bergkvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Aparecido in the 87th minute of play forced Gunnarsbyn's goalkeeper Sören Termander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sören Termander was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that ITAFUT 4EVER were the better team. ITAFUT 4EVER's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.