U23 World League

ARENA PEDREGULHO
Spectators: 7866 (Terracing: 5901, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ladislao Petri made the kick off which started today's match. Ladislao Petri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in The Northmen Army's zone, Ladislao Petri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Bäckström came out of the goal and Ladislao Petri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 10 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Igor Bozakov. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Wágner Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Olofsson in the 13th minute of play forced P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goalkeeper Denílson Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ladislao Petri sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th match minute, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto-Carlos da Silva to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Mota got free with Robin Bäckström in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Sebastian Wacherhausen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Petri got free with Robin Bäckström in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute, Sebastian Wacherhausen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard, long distance shot from Luís Mota flew over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hao Yuan Guang to make the kick off. Robin Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Petri in the 52nd minute of the match. The corner led P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Luís Mota to fire away a dangerous shot which Robin Bäckström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Northmen Army's Kiko Zimbo was substituted for Hu Zhen Di. The Northmen Army's Teobald Polakowski was substituted for Christian Olofsson. The audience was convinced that Hjalmar Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denílson Munhoz was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Robin Bäckström came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Ladislao Petri. But to his dismay, Ladislao Petri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Michal Naskrent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Robin Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ladislao Petri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Ladislao Petri sped through The Northmen Army's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Robin Bäckström. With an all-out effort, The Northmen Army's Denílson Munhoz threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hjalmar Håkansson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 91st minute of the game Sebastian Wacherhausen made a throw-in which Roy Gustavsson played forward. 95 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Petri came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Teobald Polakowski. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Northmen Army players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C.