U23 World League

MOC CITY
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Manfredo Reis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Carlinhos Macedo fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s protests and gave Carlinhos Macedo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Fellipe Alves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Einar Jernberg. Einar Jernberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manfredo Reis got free with Einar Jernberg in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Reis in the 27th minute of play forced Hisingen IK's goalkeeper Einar Jernberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Elliot Högman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Doni Meirelles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Einar Jernberg made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Manfredo Reis sent off a good shot on target. Einar Jernberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Borel, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Vítor Teles hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elliot Högman to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Benê Diniz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Einar Jernberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the game, Hisingen IK's Elliot Högman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Doni Meirelles made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The audience was convinced that Elliot Högman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doni Meirelles was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Hisingen IK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vítor Teles took the corner. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Manfredo Reis got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 76 played minutes Hisingen IK got a freekick which was hit by Jörn Fagrell. In the 81st minute, Elliot Högman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goalkeeper Doni Meirelles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elliot Högman. Elliot Högman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doni Meirelles having to interfere. Elliot Högman struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Doni Meirelles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hisingen IK. Einar Jernberg came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Benê Diniz. But to his dismay, Benê Diniz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hisingen IK for a fine match.