World League

Garra do Carrapicho
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ludvig Skark made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, No Gravity FC's Sverker Lilja made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hortêncio Loyola was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute Sverker Lilja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hicham Savage to maneuver through the defense. Mikael Sjöberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natã Mesquita in the 14th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wágner Miranda got free with Mikael Sjöberg in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Carrapichel - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Ludvig Skark came free, but Hortêncio Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Manfredo Vinhas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mikael Sjöberg. The goal made the score 1-1. No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save No Gravity FC from getting a goal against them. No Gravity FC's Mikael Sjöberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save No Gravity FC from getting a goal against them. Axel Ahlroht kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hicham Savage in the 41st minute of play forced Carrapichel - FDFDF's goalkeeper Hortêncio Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hortêncio Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hicham Savage in the 46th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manfredo Vinhas came free, but Mikael Sjöberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manfredo Vinhas made a kick off. After 53 played minutes No Gravity FC got a freekick which was hit by Gert Odman. Sverker Lilja hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Hicham Savage hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match Zézinho Amaral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikael Sjöberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Hicham Savage had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ludvig Skark charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ludvig Skark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Carrapichel - FDFDF booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludvig Skark didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Zézinho Amaral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikael Sjöberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 65 played minutes No Gravity FC got a freekick which was hit by Gert Odman. Zézinho Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Babak Savage struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Hortêncio Loyola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for No Gravity FC. Armandinho Terra hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Hortêncio Loyola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludvig Skark in the 73rd minute. Hortêncio Loyola made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ludvig Skark sent off a good shot on target. Hortêncio Loyola came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by No Gravity FC's Ludvig Skark. But to his dismay, Ludvig Skark quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After some careless play in the Carrapichel - FDFDF defense, Axel Ahlroht kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hortêncio Loyola. The Carrapichel - FDFDF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hortêncio Loyola should have stopped the shot. Carrapichel - FDFDF's Hortêncio Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sverker Lilja in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, José Paulo Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Ludvig Skark kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hortêncio Loyola. That made the score 1-5 in the 86 minute of play. In the 94th minute, No Gravity FC's Claes Böcklund seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Claes Böcklund the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of No Gravity FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Claes Böcklund had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in No Gravity FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Zézinho Amaral shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Wágner Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. No Gravity FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.