U23 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7414 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 30) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peter Pilblad started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laerte Barreto in the 7th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Niclas Henriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th match minute, FC Wingspan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingmar Ahlbom to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Godoi came free, but Niclas Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Wingspan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisão Trigo was slow to take the kick. During this time S.C.CHUÍ's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on S.C.CHUÍ's corner Luisão Trigo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Niclas Henriksson quite easily take care of the ball. Cido Schmidt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 16th minute. FC Wingspan's Niclas Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Godoi in the 18th minute of play. FC Wingspan's Niclas Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Tasso in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Wingspan's zone, Edu Diniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niclas Henriksson came out of the goal and Edu Diniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute, Hans Uter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.C.CHUÍ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jan Morat was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Wingspan's players had a chance to rest. Jan Morat made a great header on FC Wingspan's corner, it was just that S.C.CHUÍ's Cido Schmidt managed to reach the ball for a save. Cido Schmidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Jan-Olof Abrahamsson made a precise shot to the right of Cido Schmidt. S.C.CHUÍ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edu Diniz to strike the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, S.C.CHUÍ's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Abrahamsson came free, but Cido Schmidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, S.C.CHUÍ's goal looked a bit too open when Georg Aronsson came free, but Cido Schmidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Olof Abrahamsson in the 61st minute of play forced S.C.CHUÍ's goalkeeper Cido Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Georg Aronsson in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cido Schmidt saved S.C.CHUÍ from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Jan-Olof Abrahamsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cido Schmidt. S.C.CHUÍ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Olof Abrahamsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Edu Diniz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Niclas Henriksson made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Peter Pilblad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cido Schmidt was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Cido Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Abrahamsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georg Aronsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cido Schmidt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, FC Wingspan's Georg Aronsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cido Schmidt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Georg Aronsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.