U18 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) Igor Coronado started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Emanuel Håkansson fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xentrias's protests and gave Emanuel Håkansson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Emanuel Håkansson hit a great ball. In the 9th minute of the match, Celsinho da Silveira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maximilian Strömbom saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 12th minute Igor Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximilian Strömbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Xentrias's Emanuel Håkansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldo Marques made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Jarbas Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Håkansson in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Joar Björk hit a great ball. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xentrias's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Celsinho da Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Maximilian Strömbom made a huge save. Edgar Lundin hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Håkansson in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gernando Vianna hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Håkansson came free, but Osvaldo Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Gernando Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Xentrias were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuel Håkansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maximilian Strömbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Alberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Xentrias's Pelle Rudqvist was substituted for Emanuel Håkansson. In the 59th match minute, Xentrias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Ingemarsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Robert Ingemarsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osvaldo Marques. The goal made the score 0-2. MAZER SAF's Alessandro Zonta was substituted for Celsinho da Silveira. Maximilian Strömbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Coronado, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Pelle Rudqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xentrias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pelle Rudqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute Igor Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximilian Strömbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xentrias were furious when Joar Björk was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Maximilian Strömbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Coronado, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ian Nordlander charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ian Nordlander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ian Nordlander hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Xentrias's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Cunha came free, but Maximilian Strömbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Coronado in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Coronado in the 92nd minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Xentrias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Nordlander didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Xentrias supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Xentrias would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.