U23 World League

Freedom Arena
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Måns Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir Perez in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Leonard Söderström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Swiderski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asım Erseven in the 11th minute of play forced Freedom 2024's goalkeeper Måns Offendahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Leonard Söderström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Swiderski was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Perez came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SANTOS F.C's Antonio Swiderski got control of the ball when Fredric Bokelund tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Leonard Söderström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Asım Erseven left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SANTOS F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Måns Offendahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asım Erseven's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After 38 played minutes Freedom 2024 got a freekick which was hit by Valter Wallander. Almir Perez struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Måns Offendahl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SANTOS F.C. In the 41st minute Luiz Galvão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Måns Offendahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes SANTOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Almir Perez. If Luiz Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Almir Perez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Måns Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Almir Perez in the 52nd minute of the match. Freedom 2024's Måns Offendahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Perez in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goalkeeper Måns Offendahl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Asım Erseven. In the 60thth minute of the game Leonard Söderström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SANTOS F.C's Antonio Swiderski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 65 minutes of play, SANTOS F.C's Asım Erseven made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Måns Offendahl was left in no man's land by his defense there! Måns Offendahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Freedom 2024's Fredric Bokelund got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Perez came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Luiz Galvão notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Freedom 2024's Måns Offendahl. Måns Offendahl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Måns Offendahl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Asım Erseven in the 80th minute. Fredric Bokelund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Antonio Swiderski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Lindberg kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Alfred Vallgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Måns Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir Perez in the 88th minute of play. If Fredric Bokelund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 92 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Galvão came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Måns Offendahl made a huge save. Måns Offendahl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Asım Erseven went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SANTOS F.C walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.