U18 World League

Colosseum Arena
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) União Agrícola Barbarense's Carlos Alberto de Salles 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. When UÅ Mästerbotten's Marcus Söderman in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye União Agrícola Barbarense's goalie prevented a goal. Forrest Gumpfer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Zé Roberto Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Delfim Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delfim Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Delfim Melo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. União Agrícola Barbarense's Zé Roberto Chaves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save União Agrícola Barbarense from getting a goal against them. Marcus Söderman in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zé Roberto Chaves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 23 played minutes União Agrícola Barbarense got a freekick which was hit by Natanael Velasco. In the 25th minute, Arne Lagerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Roberto Chaves made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Marcus Söderman sent off a good shot on target. Niklas Ström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Melo in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Zézinho Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Forrest Gumpfer in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Roberto Chaves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute União Agrícola Barbarense were awarded a corner. Vladimir Valadares went to the cornerflag to take it. Niklas Ström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Forrest Gumpfer managed to get in a good position for a shot. UÅ Mästerbotten's supporters rose to their feet, but Forrest Gumpfer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Roberto Chaves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Forrest Gumpfer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Marcus Söderman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zé Roberto Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Forrest Gumpfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes, Natanael Velasco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the União Agrícola Barbarense and the UÅ Mästerbotten players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, União Agrícola Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natanael Velasco to maneuver through the defense. UÅ Mästerbotten's Alexander Öberg was substituted for Karl Skytt. In the 65th match minute, União Agrícola Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natanael Velasco to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Kennet Boström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. UÅ Mästerbotten made a substitution. Orvar Gustafsson replaced Sven-Åke Kihlman. 76 minutes into the game, Alexander Öberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UÅ Mästerbotten's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave União Agrícola Barbarense the free kick. Alexander Öberg hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. A collision led to UÅ Mästerbotten getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Arne Lagerberg hit a great ball. When Carlos Alberto de Salles came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the União Agrícola Barbarense 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 Carlos Alberto de Salles couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, UÅ Mästerbotten's Kennet Boström got a free kick in the 93rd minute. UÅ Mästerbotten's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Vladimir Valadares scored to the left of an out of position Niklas Ström, making the score, 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. União Agrícola Barbarense walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.