U18 World League

Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Knut Rolfsson got the match started through his kick off. Matheus Paiva charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matheus Paiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Paiva to maneuver through the defense. Jimmie Alström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute Tony Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvin Åström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeu Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Knut Rolfsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The supporters of Mansfield Town FC booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amadeu Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Knut Rolfsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Knut Rolfsson put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Amadeu Sousa. With a little luck, Mansfield Town FC's Arvin Åström got control of the ball when Tony Domingues tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 27 minutes of play, Mansfield Town FC's Alfred Apelqvist made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amadeu Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Mansfield Town FC booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Knut Rolfsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeu Sousa was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Nildo Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Toninho Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Psiu!'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Toninho Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Psiu!'s Amadeu Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Rolfsson in the 45th minute of play. Martin Ström kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tony Domingues to make the kick off. Tony Alcântara's late challenge caught a Mansfield Town FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tony Alcântara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute, Tony Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurício Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Valentin Almqvist struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Amadeu Sousa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mansfield Town FC. Jimmie Alström hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When Tony Domingues fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Psiu!'s protests and gave Tony Domingues a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Psiu!'s Tony Domingues got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Knut Rolfsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amadeu Sousa, 0-3. Mansfield Town FC's Dick Bagge was substituted for Dick Lagerberg. In the 74th minute of the match, Alfred Apelqvist tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amadeu Sousa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Mansfield Town FC's Knut Rolfsson got a free kick in the 76th minute. Mansfield Town FC's Arvin Åström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Paiva in the 80th minute of play. Amadeu Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmie Alström, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Jimmie Alström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Amadeu Sousa made a huge save. When Tony Domingues was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 89 minutes had been played. In the 90th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Domingues to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Alfred Apelqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfred Apelqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Amadeu Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mansfield Town FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.