World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augusto Teyo got the match started through his kick off. When Mike Richardson came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Santos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mike Richardson couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Lanny Gilmore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan-Ove Springfält was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Jonstorp FK's attentive Roy Classon managed to snatch the ball when Titus Kohler made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. The throw-in from Charlie Magnusson in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Santos FC's Titus Kohler. Ludwig Hammarström made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zhu Shu Yang however managed to control. In the 20th minute Santos FC were awarded a corner. Warren Ruiz went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lanny Gilmore got free with Jan-Ove Springfält in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Jonstorp FK's Augusto Teyo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Smallwood narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Titus Kohler got a free kick in the 26th minute. Lanny Gilmore blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan-Ove Springfält having to make a save. Lanny Gilmore might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan-Ove Springfält. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lanny Gilmore ran back to his position shaking his head. Lanny Gilmore blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan-Ove Springfält having to make a save. Jan-Ove Springfält showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 38th minute of the match. Lanny Gilmore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Ove Springfält having to interfere. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 43rd minute of play forced Jonstorp FK's goalkeeper Jan-Ove Springfält to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Jonstorp FK's Ruben Ler was substituted for Ludwig Hammarström. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lanny Gilmore to strike the kick off in the second half. If Tyron Velasquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Terence Nicholas to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Jonstorp FK's goal looked a bit too open when Tyron Velasquez came free, but Jan-Ove Springfält reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Santos FC's Tyron Velasquez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan-Ove Springfält made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Kasper Larsfelt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Aaron Smallwood made a huge save. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jonstorp FK's goalkeeper Jan-Ove Springfält, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 67th minute Jonstorp FK were awarded a corner. Ruben Ler went to the cornerflag to take it. 69 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kasper Larsfelt. Charlie Magnusson made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Santos FC's Titus Kohler. Jonstorp FK's Jan-Ove Springfält played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 73rd minute of play. Jan-Ove Springfält took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 77 minutes, Victor Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jonstorp FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Magnusson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, Jonstorp FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Jan-Ove Springfält reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Ove Springfält took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Ove Springfält stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lanny Gilmore's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonstorp FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ruben Ler in the 96th minute. The corner ended in Ruben Ler almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood did a great save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jonstorp FK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santos FC.