U23 World League

Boundary Park
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) In the 2nd minute, Renatinho Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 3rd minute Arman Gregersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renatinho Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Mattias Pihlgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Francisco Garcia hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Pettersson. After 14 minutes Desportiva Paulo Afonso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximilian Ryberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Maximilian Ryberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Olavo Vasconcelos did a great save. Dinei Moraes hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Vítor de Sena to maneuver through the defense. Olavo Vasconcelos was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Sören Petersson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sören Petersson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Olavo Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Gregersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olavo Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arman Gregersson in the 30th minute of play. Sören Petersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Olavo Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Braga to maneuver through the defense. Mattias Pihlgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Adrian Pettersson took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Olavo Vasconcelos to make any attempt to save it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Francisco Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mattias Pihlgren was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Olavo Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sören Petersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sílvio Luís Lucas fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Desportiva Paulo Afonso's protests and gave Sílvio Luís Lucas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Oldham Athletic booed when Desportiva Paulo Afonso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luís Lucas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harry Svanberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Olavo Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Garcia in the 59th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes Oldham Athletic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fernandinho Paes who took care of the corner kick. In the 62nd minute, Arman Gregersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Pihlgren made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Francisco Garcia sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Francisco Garcia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Sten Bolander kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Adrian Pettersson 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 Desportiva Paulo Afonso the free kick. In the 70th minute, Adrian Pettersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olavo Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arman Gregersson in the 71st minute of the match. Olavo Vasconcelos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Pettersson went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arman Gregersson in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olavo Vasconcelos saved Desportiva Paulo Afonso from getting behind. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Olavo Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Pettersson in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renatinho Braga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Garcia in the 87th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Henrique Monteiro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrique Monteiro during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Björn Svanström 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 Francisco Garcia in the 96th minute of play. Oldham Athletic's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.