U23 World League

Colonada Stadium
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thor Rolfsson got the match started through his kick off. MaLe FC's Sebastian Blomkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save MaLe FC from getting a goal against them. In the 11th match minute, MaLe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Fransson to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Mineiro in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastian Blomkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 13th minute Markus Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doriva de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's Doriva de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thor Rolfsson in the 15th minute of play. Doriva de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Wenerdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes, André da Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ and the MaLe FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. André da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Falcão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Blomkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. A hard shot 37 in the game by Leonardo Mineiro from a close distance when the talented Sebastian Blomkvist managed to make a qualified save. MaLe FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Mineiro in the 38th minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Blomkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Blomkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Mineiro in the 46th minute of the match. A collision led to MaLe FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Peter Hultin hit a great ball. In the 48th minute of the match Sílvio Saldanha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastian Blomkvist skillfully saved the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Doriva de Queirós was a little too slow when Markus Wenerdahl got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-1. Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's Doriva de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Wenerdahl in the 60th minute of play. Leonardo Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Mineiro. The audience was convinced that Luís Eduardo Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Blomkvist was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. MaLe FC's Sebastian Blomkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Mineiro in the 73rd minute of play. Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Markus Wenerdahl scored to the left of an out of position Doriva de Queirós, making the score, 0-2. In the 79th minute, Leonardo Mineiro 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. André da Fonseca was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. André da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes, MaLe FC's Ulf Jakobsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Doriva de Queirós came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MaLe FC reached it. 85 minutes into the game, Thor Rolfsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Doriva de Queirós was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thor Rolfsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the game, Eddie Fransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MaLe FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ the free kick. Sílvio Saldanha, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MaLe FC's performance. The match ended with a win for MaLe FC.