U23 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) In the 7th minute Alexsandro Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Pihlgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Oldham Athletic's Adrian Pettersson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 22 minutes into the game, Sten Bolander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oldham Athletic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Squadra Demarchi the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Sten Bolander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 23rd minute of play. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Svanberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Petersson in the 26th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Pihlgren was a little too slow when Kléber Queirós got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-1. Kléber Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Pihlgren having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Karl-Erik Fransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Alexsandro Britto. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Pettersson in the 41st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leif Vedholm during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leif Vedholm kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Alexsandro Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Mattias Pihlgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Mattias Pihlgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ciro Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Castro to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Alexsandro Britto made a precise shot to the right of Mattias Pihlgren. Oldham Athletic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 70 played minutes Oldham Athletic got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Erik Fransson. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arman Gregersson in the 79th minute of the match. When Arman Gregersson fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oldham Athletic's protests and gave Arman Gregersson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Oldham Athletic's Arman Gregersson got a free kick in the 81st minute. Kléber Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kléber Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 94 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Kléber Queirós came free, but Mattias Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Kléber Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Pihlgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Squadra Demarchi players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.