U18 World League

NINHO DOS FALCÕES
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) After 2 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Allan Isaksson. 4 minutes into the game, Mattias Åhlberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdistan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FALCÕES VERDES the free kick. After 4 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Åhlberg. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when FALCÕES VERDES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kia Motor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Charlie Ekerot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FALCÕES VERDES's Valdo Soeiro got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 32nd match minute, FALCÕES VERDES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. If Dudu Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Júlio Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38thth minute of the game Kia Motor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FALCÕES VERDES's Dalmo Sergipano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FALCÕES VERDES's Dalmo Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kia Motor in the 40th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Jens-Åke Carlsson replaced Georg Alberg. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Júlio Fonseca to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Kia Motor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Sergipano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jens-Åke Carlsson charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jens-Åke Carlsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jens-Åke Carlsson hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jan Lekberg hit a great ball. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Allan Isaksson hit a great ball. Dalmo Sergipano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Högberg in the 63rd minute of play. Karl Eliasson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. José Pedro Abraão's late challenge caught a FC Kurdistan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Pedro Abraão helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Kurdistan booed when FALCÕES VERDES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FALCÕES VERDES getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Júlio Fonseca hit a great ball. Dalmo Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Åke Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Diego Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Brian Kullgren replaced Jens-Åke Carlsson. After a rather tough play, FALCÕES VERDES's Diego Peixoto got a free kick in the 75th minute. The long shot by Allan Isaksson in the 75th minute really tested Dalmo Sergipano's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jonas Högberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dalmo Sergipano came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonas Högberg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 77th minute. Karl Eliasson kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Högberg got free with Dalmo Sergipano in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Kia Motor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Sergipano was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Åhlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Brian Kullgren hit a great ball. If Baltazar Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.