U23 World League

Lekparken
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, 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. Cyryl Kiewra started the match with the kick off. Cyryl Kiewra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sigge Holmberg came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by CA Portugália's Mario Jesus Jardel. But to his dismay, Mario Jesus Jardel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 14 minutes CA Portugália's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edgard Alves who took care of the corner kick. Isaac Söderberg made a great header on Lekparken FC's corner, it was just that CA Portugália's Rogério Soberano managed to reach the ball for a save. 16 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Jardel came free, but Sigge Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Jesus Jardel in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sigge Holmberg saved Lekparken FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Fernando dos Santos in the 21st minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Fernando dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sigge Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Jesus Jardel in the 25th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Måns Stålman got free with Rogério Soberano in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sigge Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jesus Jardel in the 30th minute of the match. Carlos Fernando dos Santos succeeded in the game's 32nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. 38 minutes into the game, Isaac Söderberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. CA Portugália's Gu Xiang Zhou quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Carlos Fernando dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the CA Portugália 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 Carlos Fernando dos Santos couldn't finish the play. Sigge Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jesus Jardel in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Jesus Jardel to make the kick off. With a little luck, Lekparken FC's Sigge Holmberg got control of the ball when Mario Jesus Jardel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgard Alves was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Sigge Holmberg was a little too slow when Mario Jesus Jardel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-3. In the 60th minute, Mario Jesus Jardel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sigge Holmberg. The goal made the score 0-4. With a little luck, Lekparken FC's Sigge Holmberg got control of the ball when Carlos Fernando dos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mario Jesus Jardel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sigge Holmberg. That made the score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. Lekparken FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edgard Alves in the 75th minute. After taking down the ball on Lekparken FC's corner Edgard Alves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rogério Soberano quite easily take care of the ball. Carlos Fernando dos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Carlos Fernando dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lekparken FC's Måns Stålman got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernandinho Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Lekparken FC's Sigge Holmberg got control of the ball when Barry Gunn tried to sneak it across the goal line. CA Portugália played a much better game than Lekparken FC and deserved their victory. The Lekparken FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.