U23 World League

Caverna dos banguela
Spectators: 7821 (Terracing: 5867, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Lundberg started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundberg in the 5th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Sha Lei. In the 9th minute, Sondre Kråkenes made a precise shot to the right of João Augusto Quintal. MUSHIBA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 12thth minute of the game Maurinho Valadares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cheeky Nuts United's Isak Tøllefsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 14 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Martin Minge. 15 minutes into the match, Maurinho Valadares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Isak Tøllefsen, 1-1. João Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Maurinho Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isak Tøllefsen having to make a save. Isak Tøllefsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Valadares in the 21st minute of the match. After 26 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Martin Minge. Dida Mesquita charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dida Mesquita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cheeky Nuts United booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dida Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute of the match, Claudinho Tande got a very nice opportunity to score, but Isak Tøllefsen was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. João Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, MUSHIBA FC's Juan de Almeida got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Fabian Lundberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Augusto Quintal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The supporters of Cheeky Nuts United booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Cheeky Nuts United were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maurinho Valadares to strike the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Martin Minge in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MUSHIBA FC's Toninho Matos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundberg in the 52nd minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes in the game Martin Minge did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fabian Lundberg. João Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Lundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurinho Valadares in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isak Tøllefsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 64th minute MUSHIBA FC were awarded a corner. Juan de Almeida went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on MUSHIBA FC's corner Juan de Almeida fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isak Tøllefsen quite easily take care of the ball. Martin Minge got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fabian Lundberg. Isak Tøllefsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 87 minutes of play, MUSHIBA FC's Maurinho Valadares made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isak Tøllefsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Cheeky Nuts United booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Campidelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Martin Minge threw the ball into play from the sideline. MUSHIBA FC's Toninho Matos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jiang Sha Lei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but João Augusto Quintal made a huge save. Isak Tøllefsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Valadares in the 96th minute of play. Cheeky Nuts United were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.