U23 World League

Malaia Stadium
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kåre Bruhn took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to MALAIA FDFDF getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ademir Gomes hit a great ball. Edwin Sjöberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 7th minute, Edwin Sjöberg 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. Thomas Hägglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Rosa in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edwin Sjöberg in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sílvio Luiz Paraense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edwin Sjöberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sílvio Luiz Paraense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Sjöberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Onsala Ass Kickers's goalkeeper Thomas Hägglund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Maria Rosa. Edwin Sjöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, MALAIA FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Sjöberg came free, but Sílvio Luiz Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Luiz Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Sjöberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29thth minute of the game Edwin Sjöberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MALAIA FDFDF's Sílvio Luiz Paraense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sílvio Luiz Paraense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Sjöberg in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, José Maria Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Rosa in the 39th minute of play forced Onsala Ass Kickers's goalkeeper Thomas Hägglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Kilström's late challenge caught a MALAIA FDFDF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Kilström helped the player get up and apologised. Thomas Hägglund went to the wrong direction when Adelino Freitas was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emerson da Fonseca to make the kick off. Thomas Hägglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson da Fonseca in the 54th minute of the match. Onsala Ass Kickers's Thomas Hägglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria Rosa in the 55th minute of play. Sílvio Luiz Paraense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Sjöberg in the 56th minute of play. Johannes Stenberg kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After having played for 60 minutes, José Maria Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MALAIA FDFDF's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Maria Rosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Emerson da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Hägglund. Onsala Ass Kickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emerson da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Thomas Hägglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johannes Stenberg kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Emerson da Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Hägglund having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Rosa in the 72nd minute of play forced Onsala Ass Kickers's goalkeeper Thomas Hägglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johannes Stenberg kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Thomas Hägglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Soeiro in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Kåre Bruhn made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Luiz Paraense. MALAIA FDFDF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thomas Hägglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Rosa in the 80th minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Edwin Sjöberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MALAIA FDFDF's Sílvio Luiz Paraense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thomas Hägglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson da Fonseca in the 90th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, MALAIA FDFDF's José Maria Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Hägglund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MALAIA FDFDF had won after a very even match.