U23 World League

Calma City
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sidnei Teixeira kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Song Cheng in the 4th minute of play forced Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Elder Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes of play, Monia&Ibrahim's Sebastian Malm made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leif Jespersson during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leif Jespersson hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Elder Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Malm. Elder Lago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yu Song Cheng went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Monia&Ibrahim's Simon Arhenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedê de Moraes in the 18th minute of play. Morgan Haglund hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 28 minutes of play, Monia&Ibrahim's Sebastian Malm made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Monia&Ibrahim fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Monia&Ibrahim's Yu Song Cheng looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Monia&Ibrahim's Isak Bengtsson got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sebastian Malm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 42nd play minutes Sebastian Malm shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Elder Lago and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Marco Leite hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Marco Leite's late challenge caught a Monia&Ibrahim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Leite helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Monia&Ibrahim booed when Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 played minutes Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Christiano de Godoi. Sebastian Malm's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elder Lago read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Sebastian Malm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gez Blackwater took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elder Lago. Elder Lago dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Elder Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Malm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Sebastian Malm ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elder Lago was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Elder Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Malm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Sebastian Malm notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Elder Lago. Elder Lago was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute, Douglas Ahlerot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Song Cheng in the 81st minute of play forced Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Elder Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Malm took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elder Lago. Elder Lago dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Malm in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elder Lago saved Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- from getting behind. If Alexander Wahlnäs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Monia&Ibrahim getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gez Blackwater hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Monia&Ibrahim players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.