U21 World League

Ararigbóia
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Paulo Cruz got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Thomas Lauridsen made a precise shot to the right of Ademar Leme. Jardim Botânico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ademar Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Schlippe in the 12th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Thomas Lauridsen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AB Tårnby fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Thomas Lauridsen sped through Jardim Botânico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ademar Leme. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bobbi Elsted during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Jardim Botânico booed when AB Tårnby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bobbi Elsted didn't get a good kick on the ball. Terkild Lukasen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serginho Hoffmann in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emílio Sanches during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Jardim Botânico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match, Vladimir Almeida got a very nice opportunity to score, but Terkild Lukasen was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Jardim Botânico's zone, Thomas Lauridsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ademar Leme came out of the goal and Thomas Lauridsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Lauridsen to make the kick off. AB Tårnby's Thomas Lauridsen got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Terkild Lukasen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paulo Cruz in the 58th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes AB Tårnby got a freekick which was hit by Konstantin Plambeck. With a little luck, Jardim Botânico's Ademar Leme got control of the ball when Thomas Lauridsen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Jardim Botânico booed when AB Tårnby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Lauridsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Jardim Botânico's Pedro Paulo Cruz got a free kick in the 68th minute. Bengt Schouenborg hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Terkild Lukasen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Paulo Cruz in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AB Tårnby's zone, Pedro Paulo Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Terkild Lukasen came out of the goal and Pedro Paulo Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 played minutes Jardim Botânico got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Sanches. Thomas Lauridsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89thth minute of the game Pedro Paulo Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AB Tårnby's Terkild Lukasen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Cruz in the 91st minute of play forced AB Tårnby's goalkeeper Terkild Lukasen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AB Tårnby's Buster Falum got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in AB Tårnby fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! Although Jardim Botânico had been in control for most of the match, AB Tårnby still came away with the win.