U23 World League

Scaniae
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Yuri Cordeiro 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. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Aloísio Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Maxaranguape - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. After 6 played minutes Terra Scaniae got a freekick which was hit by Einar Felin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Cordeiro in the 7th minute of play forced Terra Scaniae's goalkeeper Khodadad Khan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Simão Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mathias Mattos made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gualter Mattos however managed to control. Terra Scaniae's Khodadad Khan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Cordeiro in the 12th minute of play. José Lucas's late challenge caught a Terra Scaniae's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Lucas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, José Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Maxaranguape - FSCMZ booed when Terra Scaniae was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvin Gregersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Mattos during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Terra Scaniae booed when Maxaranguape - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Oscar Näfver could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Aloísio Arruda however easily saved by the left post. Frans Hedling could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Aloísio Arruda made a huge save. Oscar Näfver might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aloísio Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Näfver ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Gunnarsson in the 39th minute of play forced Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Aloísio Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khodadad Khan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Cordeiro in the 40th minute of the match. Khodadad Khan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agostinho Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Kent Gunnarsson made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Frans Hedling came free, but Aloísio Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aloísio Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Näfver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aloísio Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frans Hedling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuri Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Agostinho Moreno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Khodadad Khan made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Kent Gunnarsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Terra Scaniae's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Gunnarsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 70 minutes, Oscar Näfver managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terra Scaniae's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oscar Näfver was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Oscar Näfver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aloísio Arruda was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After 72 minutes, Oscar Näfver made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's Aloísio Arruda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Khodadad Khan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Cordeiro in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Cordeiro in the 80th minute of play forced Terra Scaniae's goalkeeper Khodadad Khan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Kent Gunnarsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terra Scaniae's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kent Gunnarsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khodadad Khan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Gunnarsson in the 95th minute of play forced Maxaranguape - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Aloísio Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terra Scaniae were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.