World League

Loftus Road
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karl-Magnus Harlén made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucrețiu Grigore in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Fransson saved Drottningens Parkväktare from getting behind. In the 12th minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Fransson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Ribeiro in the 12th minute of play forced Drottningens Parkväktare's goalkeeper Andreas Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanildo Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Magnus Harlén in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 19th minute of play forced Drottningens Parkväktare's goalkeeper Andreas Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanildo Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Magnus Harlén in the 21st minute. With an all-out effort, Drottningens Parkväktare's Geovanildo Silva threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Magnus Harlén, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Andy Strömberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emil Ciuvică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edson Ribeiro in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Fransson saved Drottningens Parkväktare from getting behind. Edson Ribeiro spun around in front of the goal 40 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Drottningens Parkväktare's goal. Andreas Fransson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucrețiu Grigore's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lucrețiu Grigore sped through Drottningens Parkväktare's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andreas Fransson. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

A collision led to Drottningens Parkväktare getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Bernt Browald hit a great ball. Grêmio Prudente were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Drottningens Parkväktare's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edson Ribeiro took the corner. Andreas Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 66th minute of the match. If Karl-Magnus Harlén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gomesano Gatica in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andreas Fransson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Drottningens Parkväktare's Andreas Fransson got control of the ball when Edson Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucrețiu Grigore took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andreas Fransson. Andreas Fransson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Andreas Fransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore in the 85th minute of play. Geovanildo Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Ciuvică in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Edson Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Prudente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The Grêmio Prudente players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.