U21 World League

Magic City
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 秦鸿云 kicked off to start the match. In the 8th match minute, SJÖARED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Abrahamsson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to SJÖARED getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Svante Unesson hit a great ball. After 10 played minutes, Encanto's Eliseu Tasso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oliver Dovina came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Encanto reached it. In the 12thth minute of the game 秦鸿云 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SJÖARED's Oliver Dovina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rui de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Karlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Rui de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Karlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Encanto's zone, Nils-Åke Hellkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui de Mendonça came out of the goal and Nils-Åke Hellkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that 秦鸿云's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliver Dovina was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Karlberg in the 24th minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Rui de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Denílson do Nascimento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Encanto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SJÖARED the free kick. After a rather tough play, Encanto's Denílson do Nascimento got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Fredrik Karlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Encanto's Joélson Moreira got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes of play, SJÖARED's Fredrik Karlberg made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rui de Mendonça was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredrik Karlberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Encanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denílson do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes Encanto got a freekick which was hit by Denílson do Nascimento. Rui de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Åke Hellkvist in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute Joel Bergqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 秦鸿云 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliver Dovina having to interfere. SJÖARED's Svante Unesson got his second yellow card of the match in the 78th minute. The referee ordered Svante Unesson off the ground. The supporters of Encanto booed when SJÖARED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svante Unesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Denílson do Nascimento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Encanto's Denílson do Nascimento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliver Dovina narrowly saved just below the crossbar.