U23 World League

AllRaf
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Rune Le started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wellington Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Le in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to Sagene IF getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Julian Skjelbred hit a great ball. Sagene IF's Olav Westad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Velasco in the 6th minute of play. Wellington Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Runar Nyvoll, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 9 minutes AllRaf EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Julian Skjelbred who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Sagene IF's Julian Skjelbred to fire away a dangerous shot which Wellington Fantini despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Sagene IF's Olav Westad got control of the ball when Cauan Pena tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th match minute, AllRaf EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Velasco to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sagene IF getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Eric Ree hit a great ball. Mathew Goncalves charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mathew Goncalves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Julian Skjelbred got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Stensrud in the 24th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Wellington Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute of the match AllRaf EC got a corner. Sagene IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cléber Queiroz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Olav Westad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Allan Velasco in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olav Westad saved Sagene IF from getting behind. Wellington Fantini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rune Le's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Márcio Massa could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Olav Westad however easily saved by the left post. Rafa Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. With 41 minutes on the clock, Runar Nyvoll commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Sagene IF getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Runar Nyvoll hit a great ball. Cléber Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Olav Westad made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Márcio Massa sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Wellington Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivar Stensrud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Arce. With a little luck, AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini got control of the ball when Ivar Stensrud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivar Stensrud's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wellington Fantini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Allan Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olav Westad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olav Westad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauan Pena in the 69th minute of play. Ivar Stensrud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Wellington Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The AllRaf EC fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when AllRaf EC's Márcio Massa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ivar Stensrud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellington Fantini having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Cléber Queiroz came free, but Olav Westad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Jansen kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 85 minutes, Cléber Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cléber Queiroz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Márcio Massa's late challenge caught a Sagene IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Márcio Massa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd minute, Márcio Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 minutes, Cauan Pena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AllRaf EC and the Sagene IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. AllRaf EC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.