U23 World League

Caverna dos banguela
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) MUSHIBA FC's Maurinho Valadares 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 2 minutes of play, Suleskard's Fredrik Molland made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Augusto Quintal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Claudinho Tande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Huilipan made a huge save. João Augusto Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Kinnman in the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the game, MUSHIBA FC's Maurinho Valadares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Huilipan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. João Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Molland, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Suleskard's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Valadares in the 22nd minute of play. João Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarle Westby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Suleskard's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Valadares came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Molland in the 35th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Kinnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd minute Fred Kinnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurinho Valadares to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Suleskard's Jøran Friberg got a free kick in the 44th minute. Claudinho Tande's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodrigo Huilipan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

Fredrik Molland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. João Augusto Quintal came out and tried to block the shot, but Fredrik Molland slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 51st minute. When Michel Lahm fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Suleskard's protests and gave Michel Lahm a yellow card for diving instead. Michel Lahm hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes, Natã Paiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MUSHIBA FC and the Suleskard players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Suleskard booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natã Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Augusto Quintal didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 63rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Suleskard's zone, Maurinho Valadares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Huilipan came out of the goal and Maurinho Valadares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Augusto Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjetil Gunnarsen in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Molland came free, but João Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarle Westby's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but João Augusto Quintal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Kjetil Gunnarsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but João Augusto Quintal made a huge save. MUSHIBA FC's João Augusto Quintal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save MUSHIBA FC from getting a goal against them. MUSHIBA FC's attentive Gilmar Meira managed to snatch the ball when Jøran Friberg made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. João Augusto Quintal came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Suleskard's Jarle Westby. But to his dismay, Jarle Westby quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Suleskard's Fredrik Molland slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of João Augusto Quintal. That made the score 1-5 after 91 minutes of play. The supporters of MUSHIBA FC booed when Suleskard was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jøran Friberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Suleskard's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.