U18 World League

San Zero
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The Loyal ones's Torbjörn Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Garcia in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 played minutes The Loyal ones got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Östman. In the 5th minute Bengt-Rune Stabbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandro Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Acácio Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santo Amaro AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Acácio Cabral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Torbjörn Tunander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Cabral in the 11th minute of play forced The Loyal ones's goalkeeper Torbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Acácio Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torbjörn Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Garcia in the 12th minute of play forced The Loyal ones's goalkeeper Torbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Barreto in the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Loyal ones defense, Ricardo Garcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Torbjörn Tunander. The The Loyal ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Torbjörn Tunander should have stopped the shot. 20 minutes into the game, Beto Maciel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo Amaro AC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Loyal ones the free kick. In the 20th minute, Beto Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Garcia in the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Santo Amaro AC booed when The Loyal ones was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Lundin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Acácio Cabral took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Torbjörn Tunander. Torbjörn Tunander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 34th minute Ricardo Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torbjörn Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Santo Amaro AC's Ricardo Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Torbjörn Tunander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 47 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Maciel came free, but Torbjörn Tunander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sven-Oskar Bergvall was the one to do the kick off. David Dahlberg shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 59th minute, Beto Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's goalkeeper Torbjörn Tunander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandro Barreto. Torbjörn Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's goalkeeper Torbjörn Tunander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hortêncio Fantini. Torbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Garcia in the 70th minute of the match. Ricardo Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Torbjörn Tunander made a huge save. The supporters of Santo Amaro AC booed when The Loyal ones was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Algren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juninho Valadares, 77 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The supporters of The Loyal ones booed when Santo Amaro AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Santo Amaro AC! 88 minutes into the match, Santo Amaro AC's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Rune Stabbe came free, but Eusébio Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Torbjörn Tunander made a huge save. The supporters of Santo Amaro AC booed when The Loyal ones was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 100 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Rune Stabbe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Santo Amaro AC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Santo Amaro AC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.