U18 World League

Inferno Tuga
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladimiro Meireles took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mikael Brodin's late challenge caught a Sporting Tuga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mikael Brodin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sporting Tuga FC booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Målare didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Paul Lundqvist hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Widberg in the 13th minute of play forced Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Dário Vilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja got control of the ball when Albertino Oliveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dário Vilar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Brander in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Agne Lindblom hit a great ball. After 23 played minutes Sporting Tuga FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Sousa. In the 24th minute, Aleksander Brander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dário Vilar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joakim Lilja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladimiro Meireles in the 27th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jordão Souto during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes Sporting Tuga FC got a freekick which was hit by Jordão Souto. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Tuga FC's zone, Aleksander Brander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dário Vilar came out of the goal and Aleksander Brander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Aleksander Brander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 39th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Holger Brovall to maneuver through the defense. Aleksander Brander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Dário Vilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Carl Holmgren got a free kick in the 45th minute. Joakim Lilja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Meireles in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Conny Widberg made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Eleven Nation Army's Aleksander Brander ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dário Vilar. Dário Vilar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Agne Lindblom hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Sporting Tuga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Brander came free, but Dário Vilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksander Brander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dário Vilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agne Lindblom hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Conny Widberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Dário Vilar made a huge save. In the 86th minute, Leonardo Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Dário Vilar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Conny Widberg. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Eleven Nation Army walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.