U21 World League

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gernando Nunes got the match started through his kick off. Asgar Lehnsbo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tostão Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of RoBen FC booed when Mochila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juarês de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Asgar Lehnsbo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mochila FC's Tostão Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Jess Oldendov with Asgar Lehnsbo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience was convinced that Asgar Lehnsbo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Tostão Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenneth Jelsby in the 20th minute of the match. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asgar Lehnsbo's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. When Kenneth Jelsby fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RoBen FC's protests and gave Kenneth Jelsby a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mochila FC booed when RoBen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Jelsby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnfred Engersløv showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Asgar Lehnsbo in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão Varela saved Mochila FC from getting behind. Tostão Varela came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by RoBen FC's Asgar Lehnsbo. But to his dismay, Asgar Lehnsbo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Juarês de Sousa hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Kenneth Jelsby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 42ndth minute of the game Asgar Lehnsbo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mochila FC's Tostão Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asgar Lehnsbo in the 45th minute of play forced Mochila FC's goalkeeper Tostão Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asgar Lehnsbo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Asgar Lehnsbo made a kick off. In the 54th minute Asgar Lehnsbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asgar Lehnsbo's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. When RoBen FC's Asgar Lehnsbo in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mochila FC's goalie prevented a goal. Asgar Lehnsbo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Tostão Varela 68 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, RoBen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Barral came free, but Arnfred Engersløv reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rdth minute of the game Asgar Lehnsbo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mochila FC's Tostão Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Asgar Lehnsbo in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tostão Varela saved Mochila FC from getting behind. After 75 played minutes Mochila FC got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Galvão. After some careless play in the Mochila FC defense, Kenneth Jelsby kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tostão Varela. The Mochila FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tostão Varela should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the match, Mochila FC's goalkeeper Tostão Varela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Asgar Lehnsbo. In the 88th minute Asgar Lehnsbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Rafinha de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RoBen FC's Asgar Lehnsbo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tostão Varela but with some difficulty. When Nildo Barral fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mochila FC's protests and gave Nildo Barral a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of RoBen FC booed when Mochila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nildo Barral didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. RoBen FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.