U23 World League

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Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Márcio Garcia started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diguinho Velasco during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Shark FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Diguinho Velasco hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, David Sharkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Kasper Bodin from long distance, 5 minutes into the match, got Glauco Velloso's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Glauco Velloso made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Per Rolandsson sent off a good shot on target. 10 minutes into the game, Magno Linhares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shark FC - FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Average Joes the free kick. Magno Linhares hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 11 minutes of play Shark FC - FSCMZ's Diguinho Velasco was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 16thth minute of the game Dedé Pimenta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Average Joes's Victoriano Abel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Pål Askestät shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glauco Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Per Rolandsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Average Joes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 37th minute Pål Askestät shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glauco Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glauco Velloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Per Rolandsson went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Average Joes's zone, Dedé Pimenta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Abel came out of the goal and Dedé Pimenta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Per Rolandsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Velloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 47th minute, Yavuz Bülent Özger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Average Joes's Nils-Emil Gulliksson was substituted for Lukas Bäckman. Yavuz Bülent Özger kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Per Rolandsson to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Arthur Saba made a precise shot to the right of Glauco Velloso. Shark FC - FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 61 minutes into the match, Pål Askestät had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glauco Velloso. Shark FC - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pål Askestät was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 65th minute Arthur Saba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glauco Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yavuz Bülent Özger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pål Askestät took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Glauco Velloso. Glauco Velloso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Glauco Velloso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Per Rolandsson's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Per Rolandsson sped through Shark FC - FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glauco Velloso. Glauco Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo Blanchaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Saba in the 85th minute of play forced Shark FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Glauco Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jo Blanchaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Glauco Velloso having to make a save. After having played for 90 minutes, Yavuz Bülent Özger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Average Joes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yavuz Bülent Özger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute Jeremias Silban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glauco Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Jo Blanchaert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glauco Velloso. Shark FC - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jo Blanchaert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Average Joes walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.