U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thiago Furtado started the match with the kick off. When Sune Nilsson fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Sune Nilsson a yellow card for diving instead. Jeremias Pinheiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcus Svanér. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeremias Pinheiro ran back to his position shaking his head. 3 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Pinheiro came free, but Marcus Svanér reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonard Larsfält could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Oscar Azevedo made a huge save. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Pinheiro in the 11th minute of play. Oscar Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute Jeremias Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Furtado in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Sune Nilsson hit a great ball. Oscar Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Fernström, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Edvin Gadd kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Oscar Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sune Nilsson. 0-1 became the score in the 49th minute when Thiago Furtado elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonard Larsfält stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Larsfält came free, but Oscar Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorival Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcus Svanér having to make a save. Jeremias Pinheiro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Marcus Svanér skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dorival Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Thiago Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Svanér having to interfere. Oscar Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sune Nilsson in the 62nd minute of play. Oscar Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sune Nilsson in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69thth minute of the game Jeremias Pinheiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leo Fernström kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Marcus Svanér made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. When Edvin Gadd fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Edvin Gadd a yellow card for diving instead. Edvin Gadd kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Jeremias Pinheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Marcus Svanér made a huge save. After a rather tough play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Baltazar Paraibano got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Karl-Magnus Spetz made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Azevedo. UPTEXTIL.COM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 90th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Oscar Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Pinheiros short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Marcus Svanér to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Oscar Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 93rd minute of play. Marcus Svanér made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. Eleven Nation Army were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.