U23 World League

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chico Secco made the kick off which started today's match. Sebastião Moraes hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Colin in the 11th minute of play forced FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's goalkeeper Jânio Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chico Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Augustus Batalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bengt Colin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Chico Secco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augustus Batalla was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Sebastião Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augustus Batalla having to interfere. In the 26th minute Chico Secco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustus Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augustus Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Moraes in the 30th minute of the match. Sebastião Moraes scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augustus Batalla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Bengt Colin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Sebastião Moraes hit a great ball. Leif Classon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jânio Paraíba came out and tried to block the shot, but Leif Classon slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 39th minute. Ralles Bollklubb's Johannes Ahlquist got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leif Classon made a kick off. Sebastião Moraes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Augustus Batalla came out and tried to block the shot, but Sebastião Moraes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 54th minute. With a little luck, Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla got control of the ball when Chico Secco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's zone, Leif Classon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jânio Paraíba came out of the goal and Leif Classon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Mitchell Pierre hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Leif Classon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jânio Paraíba was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's Sebastião Moraes in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ralles Bollklubb's goalie prevented a goal. Cléberson de Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cléberson de Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson de Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. If Chico Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Secco. Alfred Nobel hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's Chico Secco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augustus Batalla. That made the score 2-3 after 93 minutes of play. In the 95th match minute, FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Moraes to maneuver through the defense. Although Ralles Bollklubb had been in control for most of the match, FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO still came away with the win.