U18 World League

The Honeypot
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Porfírio Sarmento started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Dalkvist came free, but Viriato Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Porfírio Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Granberg having to interfere. With a little luck, Sporting Clube Patrício's Viriato Leal got control of the ball when Jonathan Dalkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Honung's Valdemar Granberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Madeira in the 18th minute of play. Valdemar Granberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Madeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Valdemar Granberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porfírio Sarmento in the 27th minute of the match. Jim Wennerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Honung's Valdemar Granberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcísio Lopes in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube Patrício's Claudemiro Gomes got a free kick in the 36th minute. Cordairo Torrente hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Valdemar Granberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfírio Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Sporting Clube Patrício got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Trindade. The supporters of Honung booed when Sporting Clube Patrício was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cassiano Severo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Dan Hedkvist 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. The supporters of Honung booed when Sporting Clube Patrício was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juliano Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cordairo Torrente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jim Wennerberg charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jim Wennerberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valdemar Granberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Madeira in the 56th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Honung's Cordairo Torrente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viriato Leal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Gustaf Sandberg kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Cordairo Torrente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viriato Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Porfírio Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match Jim Wennerberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Viriato Leal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 89th match minute, Sporting Clube Patrício was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porfírio Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Jens-Erik Biörk notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Sporting Clube Patrício's Viriato Leal. Viriato Leal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Honung's goalkeeper Valdemar Granberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Porfírio Sarmento. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sporting Clube Patrício players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Honung.