U23 World League

Sjukstugan
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Ronaldo Nazário De Lima started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Warren FC - DMZ's Bunda Cagara got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 4th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira got control of the ball when Jesper Vollander tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Bunda Cagara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ZigZag Athletic defense, Ronaldo Nazário De Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teofilo Distiratsu. The ZigZag Athletic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teofilo Distiratsu should have stopped the shot. Teofilo Distiratsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesper Vollander came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bernardo Moreira could save by the left post. Bernardo Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesper Vollander in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Guerra in the 24th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Jesper Vollander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Moreira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 31st minute, Bunda Cagara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Warren FC - DMZ booed when ZigZag Athletic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesper Vollander didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Sydney Guerra came free, but Teofilo Distiratsu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Cena kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After 44 minutes of play, ZigZag Athletic's Gösta Messi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Moreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesper Vollander in the 47th minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Bernardo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZigZag Athletic were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Warren FC - DMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bengt-Rune Öman took the corner. Bengt-Rune Öman made a great header on ZigZag Athletic's corner, it was just that Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira managed to reach the ball for a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gösta Messi was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Jesper Vollander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Moreira was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. A collision led to ZigZag Athletic getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lin Xiao Chao hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes Warren FC - DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Bunda Cagara. Betão da Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Betão da Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Warren FC - DMZ! Bernardo Moreira had in the 70thth minute some difficulties stopping Gösta Messi's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 71st minute of the match ZigZag Athletic got a corner. Warren FC - DMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bengt-Rune Öman ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Bengt-Rune Öman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bernardo Moreira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 73 minutes of play, Warren FC - DMZ's Ronaldo Nazário De Lima made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teofilo Distiratsu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernardo Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from August Hökkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gösta Messi in the 86th minute of play. After 90 minutes of play, ZigZag Athletic's August Hökkvist made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Moreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinicio Beliran to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yu Ran Sha during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ZigZag Athletic had won after a very even match.