U21 World League

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Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gil Motta made the kick off which started today's match. When Jonas Veloso came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Gesteira 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 Jonas Veloso couldn't finish the play. Gil Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere. Tiago Gabriel Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Arne Almstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gesteira. Tiago Gabriel Mesquita's late challenge caught a Hudiksvalls United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiago Gabriel Mesquita helped the player get up and apologised. Arne Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sebastian Christoffersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Gil Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Almstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jonas Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Almstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Mesquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Rikard Stenquist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Wellington Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Tommy Berglund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gil Motta in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arne Almstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gesteira were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Hudiksvalls United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marquinhos Schmidt took the corner. In the 47th minute Gesteira were awarded a corner. Marquinhos Schmidt went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Gesteira's corner Marquinhos Schmidt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arne Almstedt quite easily take care of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Christoffersson was the one to do the kick off. Arne Almstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Gesteira's Gil Motta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arne Almstedt. That made the score 0-1 after 65 minutes of play. Arne Almstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match Jerônimo Severo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arne Almstedt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Motta in the 85th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Arne Almstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Gabriel Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Arne Almstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jonas Veloso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Almstedt was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Gesteira's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.