U21 World League

Arena Almeidão
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Valla Fc's Valentin Rosendal 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. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Albin Anundsson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Olívio Barral in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Valla Fc's John Ambjörnsson. In the 13th minute Valla Fc were awarded a corner. Valentin Rosendal went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Valla Fc's corner Valentin Rosendal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mané Barreto quite easily take care of the ball. In the 14th minute of the match, Albin Anundsson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kalle Joelson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 16th minute Erberk Tunçkol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kalle Joelson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigore Posteucă was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. Grigore Posteucă hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Oskar Wallmark blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mané Barreto having to make a save. Mané Barreto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thor Stabbe went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Valla Fc's Kalle Joelson got control of the ball when Albin Anundsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Albin Anundsson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kalle Joelson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goalkeeper Kalle Joelson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albin Anundsson. In the 47th minute, Dennis Schröder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Erberk Tunçkol made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Edinho Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kalle Joelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Anundsson in the 61st minute of the match. Kalle Joelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Anundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Olívio Barral's late challenge caught a Valla Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olívio Barral helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Olívio Barral got a free kick in the 64th minute. After having played for 71 minutes, Albin Anundsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albin Anundsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano made a substitution. Jefferson Ortiz replaced Jorginho Lago. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano made a substitution. Thomás Loureiro replaced Erberk Tunçkol. In the 77th minute Albin Anundsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kalle Joelson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Wallmark to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John Ambjörnsson during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thor Stabbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Valla Fc for a fine match.