U23 World League

Ilha do Urubu
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Mangueira in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Brazil Academy were awarded a corner. Valdo de Almeida went to the cornerflag to take it. Valdo de Almeida made a great header on Brazil Academy's corner, it was just that Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 11th minute, Armando Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 played minutes Gnisvärd bk got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Elg. 13 minutes into the game, Georg Ennegren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gnisvärd bk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brazil Academy the free kick. Gnisvärd bk:s Stefan Viberg showed great skill when he stopped Valdo de Almeida:s penalty. After a rather tough play, Brazil Academy's Armando Meira got a free kick in the 19th minute. João Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivar Sjöström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dieguinho Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Ivar Sjöström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Couto having to interfere. João Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roy Ahlbom went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 39 minutes, Ivar Sjöström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gnisvärd bk and the Brazil Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Gnisvärd bk getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ivar Sjöström hit a great ball. During the 41st minute of the match Ivar Sjöström completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ivar Sjöström a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 43rd minute of the match, Maximiliano Omar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Stefan Viberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Maximiliano Omar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brazil Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximiliano Omar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Viberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stefan Viberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Omar in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximiliano Omar made a kick off. When Durval Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Brazil Academy 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 Durval Nunes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Omar in the 56th minute of play forced Gnisvärd bk's goalkeeper Stefan Viberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Omar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefan Viberg. Gnisvärd bk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximiliano Omar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Stefan Viberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximiliano Omar's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. If Marcelo Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Omar in the 65th minute of play forced Gnisvärd bk's goalkeeper Stefan Viberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Maximiliano Omar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Omar in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Viberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gnisvärd bk's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valdo de Almeida was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazil Academy's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Brazil Academy's Rony Aparecido getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Richard Lindberg kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Maximiliano Omar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gnisvärd bk's Stefan Viberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Brazil Academy getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Joélson Barbosa hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Marcelo Mangueira made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Viberg. Gnisvärd bk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Stefan Viberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Mangueira in the 93rd minute of the match. When Leif Törnqvist fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gnisvärd bk's protests and gave Leif Törnqvist a yellow card for diving instead. Valdo de Almeida missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 98 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Stefan Viberg right hand side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brazil Academy fully deserved thier win.