U23 World League

JKT Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Júlio Varela got the match started through his kick off. Ragnar Fribäck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Yan Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the JKs Talanger defense, Júlio Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthias Fransson. The JKs Talanger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthias Fransson should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, JKs Talanger's Olov Hellkvist got a free kick in the 15th minute. Júlio Varela scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthias Fransson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 22 minutes into the game, Edson Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RÖK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JKs Talanger the free kick. In the 24th minute, Edson Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthias Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elivélton Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Matthias Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesinha Marquez in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Olov Hellkvist hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Júlio Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Fransson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Cesinha Marquez made a precise shot to the right of Matthias Fransson. JKs Talanger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After having played for 43 minutes, Hamílton Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RÖK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamílton Proença was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Villiam Lägdin fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JKs Talanger's protests and gave Villiam Lägdin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Villiam Lägdin hit a great ball. Júlio Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ragnar Fribäck to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Elivélton Cruz came free, but Matthias Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthias Fransson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Júlio Varela in the 54th minute. Matthias Fransson was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Júlio Varela capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Júlio Varela really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. JKs Talanger's Matthias Fransson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save JKs Talanger from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Elivélton Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Matthias Fransson to make any attempt to save it. Júlio Varela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Matthias Fransson made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, RÖK's Cesinha Marquez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. If Olov Hellkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Marquez came free, but Matthias Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthias Fransson came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by RÖK's Júlio Varela. But to his dismay, Júlio Varela quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. JKs Talanger's Matthias Fransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Marquez in the 89th minute of play. Júlio Varela came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Matthias Fransson could save by the left post.