U18 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Lino Maestro made the kick off and thus started the match. Cristian Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Strömbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Karl-Erik Kihlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Love in the 5th minute of play. Ademar Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Karl-Erik Kihlman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Brito was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Stefan Landin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stefan Landin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 18th minute, Karl-Johan Söderberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 21st minute, Alvin Colin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goal looked a bit too open when Ademar Matorin came free, but Karl-Erik Kihlman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Valentin Strömbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Camargo. Cristian Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Landin, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Cristian Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Landin in the 52nd minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Kihlman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nico Love. Cristian Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Landin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Tasso. In the 74th minute Karl-Johan Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Eliseu Camargo put in a rough tackle. Cristian Brito went to the wrong direction when Hjalmar Brodin was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Durval Cavalcante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Karl-Erik Kihlman made a huge save. Karl-Erik Kihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Love, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Cristian Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Strömbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. August Frykberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Erik Kihlman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Love in the 90th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Limoeiro-PE FC's Ademar Matorin made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl-Erik Kihlman was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Limoeiro-PE FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.