National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nilmar de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. If Sebastian Käller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16th minute Joacim Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Beck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Brazil's Nestor Soeiro got a free kick in the 25th minute. Nilmar de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Käller came free, but Nilmar de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Boris Ivarsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Brazil's Franz Beckenbauer quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 40 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Käller came free, but Nilmar de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Sweden got a freekick which was hit by Esbjörn Jakobsson. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Anton Beck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sweden's goalkeeper Anton Beck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Sweden's Sebastian Käller ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nilmar de Castro. Nilmar de Castro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Sweden's Daniel Löfgren was substituted for Doug Traoré. Sweden made a substitution. Bebben Johansson replaced Sebastian Käller. Daniel Löfgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brazil's Clayton Gol was substituted for Marquinhos Santos. 74 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Ana Cristina came free, but Anton Beck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Holger Hvidegaard came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Sweden 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 Holger Hvidegaard couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Morales Moreira in the 79th minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Anton Beck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Sweden's Nilmar de Castro threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Holger Hvidegaard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Clayton Gol came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Brazil 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 Clayton Gol couldn't finish the play. Nilmar de Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bebben Johansson in the 85th minute. Anton Beck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clayton Gol's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Daniel Löfgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar de Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holger Hvidegaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Nilmar de Castro made a huge save. Anton Beck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morales Moreira in the 92nd minute of play. Anton Beck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morales Moreira in the 94th minute of play. Anton Beck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ana Cristina in the 97th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sweden had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.