U23 World League

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sam Yang started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Acácio Ortiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils Nordmark was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Samuca Camargo hit a great ball. Nils Nordmark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Ortiz in the 13th minute of the match. Nils Nordmark made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ezequiel Lara sent off a good shot on target. Nils Nordmark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acácio Ortiz in the 16th minute. Samyang Ramen's Nils Nordmark proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Samyang Ramen from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute, Lúcio Proença left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imbituba - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Acácio Ortiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Nils Nordmark made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Nils Nordmark successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nuh Dell hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Franklin Tavares charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franklin Tavares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Franklin Tavares hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Acácio Ortiz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nils Nordmark. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Acácio Ortiz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nils Nordmark, 3-0. In the 44th minute, Lúcio Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Proença in the 47th minute of play forced Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Nils Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, Samyang Ramen's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Proença came free, but Nils Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 played minutes Imbituba - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Lara. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Albin Hammarström replaced Mats Galle. Malte Bocklund hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Acácio Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Acácio Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Samyang Ramen booed when Imbituba - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lúcio Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils Nordmark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Vítor Saraiva didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 67th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. Cesinha Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Sam Yang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Saraiva having to interfere. Albin Hammarström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Saraiva having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, Samyang Ramen's Minor Nudel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vítor Saraiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. With 82 minutes on the clock, Malte Bocklund commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 82nd minute, one of Samyang Ramen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Samyang Ramen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Ortiz in the 90th minute of play forced Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Nils Nordmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samyang Ramen's Nils Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Ortiz in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Michael Malm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nils Nordmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acácio Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albin Hammarström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Saraiva having to interfere. A collision led to Imbituba - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Cesinha Vieira hit a great ball. Imbituba - FSCMZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Samyang Ramen for a fine match.