U21 World League

Tårnby Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Thomas Lauridsen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Marquinhos Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AB Tårnby the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Marquinhos Azevedo got a free kick in the 3rd minute. If Thomas Lauridsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th match minute, AB Tårnby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt Schouenborg to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute Aílton Corrêa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terkild Lukasen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Terkild Lukasen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilson Braga in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Ricart Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Marcos da Fonseca went to the cornerflag to take it. Konstantin Plambeck thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Terkild Lukasen, a very annoying self made goal in the 24th minute which led to 0-1. Terkild Lukasen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ricart Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Thomas Lauridsen scored to the left of an out of position Fred Capixaba, making the score, 1-1. After 34 minutes, Morten Hjulmand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AB Tårnby and the Ricart Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AB Tårnby getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Morten Hjulmand hit a great ball. Terkild Lukasen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilson Braga in the 36th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Thomas Lauridsen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AB Tårnby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ricart Futebol Clube the free kick. Thomas Lauridsen kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Herman Sloots's late challenge caught a Ricart Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herman Sloots helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Herman Sloots hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AB Tårnby's Buster Falum quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leopoldo Barreto, made in the 45th minute of the game. Terkild Lukasen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aílton Corrêa to strike the kick off in the second half. Bengt Schouenborg kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Fred Capixaba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morten Hjulmand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Breno Araújo hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Leopoldo Barreto in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AB Tårnby's Laust Reenfeldt. Claes Arnsig's late challenge caught a Ricart Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claes Arnsig helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when AB Tårnby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claes Arnsig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Thomas Lauridsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fred Capixaba was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilson Braga during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fred Capixaba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Buster Falum came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the AB Tårnby fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Buster Falum couldn't finish the play. Thomas Lauridsen might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fred Capixaba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Lauridsen ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, AB Tårnby's Claes Arnsig got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Marcos da Fonseca sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Terkild Lukasen skillfully saved the ball. 96 minutes into the match, AB Tårnby's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Azevedo came free, but Terkild Lukasen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Azevedo in the 96th minute of play forced AB Tårnby's goalkeeper Terkild Lukasen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ricart Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.