U21 World League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Vykans Vikingar's Ingvar Sjögren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Elite™- FC Galácticos's zone, Kalle Deckbergh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Soeiro came out of the goal and Kalle Deckbergh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the match, Jens Hafström notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Elite™- FC Galácticos's Glauco Soeiro. Glauco Soeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kalle Deckbergh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Kalle Deckbergh came free, but Glauco Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Nicolas Mendes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anusruta Penisson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Amílton Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anusruta Penisson was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When Kalle Deckbergh came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Vykans Vikingar 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 Kalle Deckbergh couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Eurico Arósio hit a great ball. Glauco Soeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jens Hafström in the 30th minute. João Pedro Goiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th 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 Vykans Vikingar getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kurt Almkvist hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Nicolas Mendes tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, João Pedro Goiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anusruta Penisson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Folke Örnberg charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Folke Örnberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Folke Örnberg.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eurico Arósio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. João Pedro Goiano struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Anusruta Penisson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elite™- FC Galácticos. Anusruta Penisson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Mendes in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Jonathan Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolas Mendes might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anusruta Penisson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Mendes ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Vykans Vikingar's Erik Ring got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Nicolas Mendes sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Vykans Vikingar's Anusruta Penisson didn't even have to move. After 64 minutes, Amílton Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite™- FC Galácticos and the Vykans Vikingar players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Amílton Reis got a free kick in the 64th minute. Nicolas Mendes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Anusruta Penisson made a huge save. João Pedro Goiano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anusruta Penisson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Gino Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when João Pedro Goiano came free, but Anusruta Penisson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Sjögren came free, but Glauco Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Elite™- FC Galácticos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Vykans Vikingar.