U23 World League

Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arne Lundberg kicked off to start the match. Arne Lundberg took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Francisco Leme. João Francisco Leme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 6th minute, Aimar Aimar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clodoveo Rojas. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 13th minute of the match, Aimar Aimar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Clodoveo Rojas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 14th minute Samuca Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Rojas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Arruda in the 22nd minute of play forced Nusnäs IF's goalkeeper Clodoveo Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clodoveo Rojas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Arruda in the 27th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Aimar Aimar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nusnäs IF's Clodoveo Rojas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute Moisés Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Rojas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Ique Football Club booed when Nusnäs IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Lundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clodoveo Rojas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Arruda in the 36th minute of play. Clodoveo Rojas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moisés Arruda in the 37th minute. Clodoveo Rojas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aimar Aimar went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Aimar Aimar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clodoveo Rojas having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moisés Arruda to make the kick off. Ique Football Club's attentive Hélder Bueno managed to snatch the ball when Sebastian Lindsten made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. Arne Lundberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. João Francisco Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clodoveo Rojas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aimar Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. João Francisco Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Lundberg in the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ique Football Club's Caetano Pontes got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Arne Lundberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Francisco Leme. The goal made the score 2-2. João Francisco Leme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bai Peng Ning in the 72nd minute. João Francisco Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximilian Berg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Francisco Leme having to make a save. 88 minutes into the match, Aimar Aimar notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Nusnäs IF's Clodoveo Rojas. Clodoveo Rojas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luo Kun Sang lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 91st minute, one of Nusnäs IF: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 Nusnäs IF. The referee gave Ique Football Club a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aimar Aimar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nusnäs IF's Clodoveo Rojas. 4-2. Ique Football Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.