U21 World League

Boundary Park
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The audience was convinced that Danilo Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Pihlgren was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th match minute, Oldham Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bror Hegg to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Oldham Athletic's Jimmy Linquist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Albérico Vilaverde. Albérico Vilaverde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Paixão in the 22nd minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Pihlgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egídio Paixão in the 25th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Valentin Jonsson could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which Albérico Vilaverde however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Danilo Reis in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mattias Pihlgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alexandrino Bessa hit a great ball. Jimmy Linquist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albérico Vilaverde having to make a save. 35 minutes into the game, Valentin Jonsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Albérico Vilaverde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valentin Jonsson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albérico Vilaverde firmly grabbed it by the left post. Adrian Pettersson hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Danilo Reis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mattias Pihlgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danilo Reis's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Sten Bolander charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sten Bolander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Oldham Athletic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Bolander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mattias Pihlgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Reis in the 55th minute of play. Mattias Pihlgren made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gentil Vasques sent off a good shot on target. Mattias Pihlgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danilo Reis's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Oldham Athletic's Sten Bolander got a free kick in the 67th minute. With a little luck, Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren got control of the ball when Danilo Reis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Egídio Paixão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Pihlgren having to interfere. In the 76th minute Danilo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Pihlgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Danilo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Pihlgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 minutes, Björn Svanström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oldham Athletic and the SC Braga players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Oldham Athletic getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Björn Svanström hit a great ball. Jimmy Linquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Albérico Vilaverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Jonsson in the 84th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Albérico Vilaverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Pettersson in the 87th minute of play. With an all-out effort, SC Braga's Mattias Pihlgren threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Danilo Reis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mattias Pihlgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Reis in the 92nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren got control of the ball when Gentil Vasques tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th match minute, Oldham Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Jonsson to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Braga players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Oldham Athletic.