U23 World League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) SC Braga's Pedro Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rikard Stenquist during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rikard Stenquist was shown his second yellow card after 10 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rikard Stenquist hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Pinho in the 13th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Ingvar Hökkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adelino Coelho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Sebastian Christoffersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonny Almqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Monteiro in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Monteiro in the 32nd minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Jonny Almqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist got control of the ball when Evandro Figueiras tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 35 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Hélder Trindade. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ingvar Hökkvist sped through SC Braga's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adelino Coelho. Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Hudiksvalls United from getting a goal against them. Jonny Almqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrício Monteiro in the 44th minute. Evandro Figueiras in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonny Almqvist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hudiksvalls United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ricardo Vasques was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Braga's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ricardo Vasques almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hudiksvalls United's Jonny Almqvist did a great save.

The wind increased when Sebastian Christoffersson made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Almqvist having to interfere. Jonny Almqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Pinho in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute Fabrício Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Fabrício Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabrício Monteiro hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Ingvar Hökkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moisés Álvares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonny Almqvist having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Fabrício Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonny Almqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Gentil Vasques had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonny Almqvist. Hudiksvalls United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gentil Vasques was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Jonny Almqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Monteiro in the 84th minute of play. Jonny Almqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Hudiksvalls United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolf Alebäck didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Braga were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Hudiksvalls United to leave the ground with a draw.