U23 World League

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Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arthur Saba started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Saba in the 3rd minute of play forced Shark FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Glauco Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glauco Velloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pål Askestät went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the match, Pål Askestät notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Shark FC - FSCMZ's Glauco Velloso. Glauco Velloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 15th minute, Arthur Saba 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 0-3. After some careless play in the Shark FC - FSCMZ defense, Arthur Saba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glauco Velloso. The Shark FC - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glauco Velloso should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute, Arthur Saba 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 0-5. Rui Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Edinho Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Abel having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Per Rolandsson 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, 0-6. Glauco Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Rolandsson in the 34th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Shark FC - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Vergílio. When Kasper Bodin came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Average Joes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kasper Bodin couldn't finish the play. Glauco Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Saba in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Shark FC - FSCMZ's David Sharkin got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Glauco Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pål Askestät, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 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. 0-7. Disappointed in the 0-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

54 minutes into the match, Shark FC - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Pål Askestät came free, but Glauco Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pål Askestät received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Glauco Velloso came out and tried to block the shot, but Pål Askestät slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 54th minute. In the 64th minute, Pål Askestät reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Glauco Velloso. The goal made the score 0-9. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pål Askestät during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pål Askestät hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Yavuz Bülent Özger reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Glauco Velloso. The goal made the score 0-10. David Sharkin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Glauco Velloso made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Pål Askestät sent off a good shot on target. Average Joes's Jo Blanchaert was substituted for Pål Askestät. Jeremias Silban scored 0-12 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Glauco Velloso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Silban in the 87th minute of play forced Shark FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Glauco Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Glauco Velloso got control of the ball when Arthur Saba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Glauco Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Silban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the game, Yavuz Bülent Özger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-13. Glauco Velloso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jo Blanchaert hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Shark FC - FSCMZ's Glauco Velloso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Shark FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. Average Joes's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.