U18 World League

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Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Köping's Thomas Hjälm started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Vale in the 5th minute of play forced Köping's goalkeeper Dick Browall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Nilmar Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The México Eterno MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Köping getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lennart Ödman hit a great ball. México Eterno MZC's Nilmar Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 14 played minutes México Eterno MZC got a freekick which was hit by Tarcisio Fernandez. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Linus Wikander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Köping's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Wikander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kauan Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jânio Sena during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Köping booed when México Eterno MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aloísio de Godoi's late challenge caught a Köping's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aloísio de Godoi helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Hjälm in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kauan Meira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Köping's Thomas Hjälm got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Edu Marinho hit a great ball. Thomas Hjälm hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Alfredão Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the México Eterno MZC 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 Alfredão Pereira couldn't finish the play. Dick Browall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilmar Vale in the 38th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, México Eterno MZC's Nilmar Vale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dick Browall made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

In the 61st minute Nilmar Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dick Browall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dick Browall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilmar Vale in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alfredão Pereira hit a great ball. Lennart Ödman lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Yuri Goiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dick Browall having to interfere. Thomas Hjälm charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomas Hjälm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thomas Hjälm kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched México Eterno MZC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.