U23 World League

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Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeff Beck kicked off to start the match. Humberto Diniz hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pindobassu EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matthias Ekegren was slow to take the kick. During this time Juoksengi's players had a chance to rest. Tommy Melin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeff Beck in the 14th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Pindobassu EC got a freekick which was hit by Dorian Hoffmann. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthias Ekegren in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilfredo Rodriguez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Stefan Bock put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Juoksengi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pindobassu EC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, Pindobassu EC's Jeff Beck got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tommy Melin. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lennart Gunnarsson hit a great ball. John Wiberg hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Lennart Gunnarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfredo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 38th minute of play. Wilfredo Rodriguez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christiano Ronaldo went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christiano Ronaldo was the one to do the kick off. Dorian Hoffmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilfredo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 61st minute of play. Dorian Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pindobassu EC made a substitution. Azmi Kamuran replaced Víktor Donatello. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Christiano Ronaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juoksengi's supporters rose to their feet, but Christiano Ronaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilfredo Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wilfredo Rodriguez made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Wiberg in the 75th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Pindobassu EC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Juoksengi:s goal. In the 81st minute, Melker Kämpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Jeff Beck made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Melin. Juoksengi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Juoksengi's Tommy Melin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Diniz in the 91st minute of play. After 93 played minutes, Pindobassu EC's Mário Azevedo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tommy Melin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pindobassu EC reached it. Humberto Diniz took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Melin. Tommy Melin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. When the referee ended the match the Pindobassu EC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.