U23 World League

IpiráCity Arena
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wellington Montenegro made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Vítor Vinhas in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerry Felin saved Annedal FC from getting behind. João Vítor Vinhas scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerry Felin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Annedal FC from getting a goal against them. After 14 played minutes IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ got a freekick which was hit by Percy de Alcântara. Sydney Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Jonsson in the 16th minute of play. Sydney Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Ahlén in the 21st minute of the match. 3-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when João Vítor Vinhas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Wellington Montenegros short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Jerry Felin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wellington Montenegro in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerry Felin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jerry Felin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wellington Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. If Pedrinho Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jerry Felin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Vítor Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Jonsson in the 33rd minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Sydney Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wellington Montenegro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stig Abrahamsson during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Per-Olof Söderqwist to make the kick off. When Torsten Ahlén came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Annedal FC 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 Torsten Ahlén couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute Pedrinho Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Ekblom charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Ekblom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robert Ekblom kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. If Pedrinho Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerry Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Vítor Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wellington Montenegro in the 62nd minute of play. Robin Ånger charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robin Ånger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Annedal FC made a substitution. Stig-Ove Kämpe replaced Robin Ånger. Annedal FC's Sven-Arne Grubb was substituted for Per-Olof Söderqwist. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Annedal FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡:s goal. After 76 played minutes Annedal FC got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Skager. After some careless play in the Annedal FC defense, Wellington Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerry Felin. The Annedal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerry Felin should have stopped the shot. Jerry Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sydney Bittencourt made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Sven-Arne Grubb sent off a good shot on target. Percy de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match, Sven-Arne Grubb got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sydney Bittencourt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 88th minute Niklas Jonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Lara in the 93rd minute of play. After some careless play in the IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ defense, Torsten Ahlén kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sydney Bittencourt. The IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sydney Bittencourt should have stopped the shot. Annedal FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.