U18 World League

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 8139 (Terracing: 6105, Seating: 1872, VIP seats: 162) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karl-Axel Böcklund made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Branco. In the 6th minute, Zlatan Beck got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 9 minutes of play, Dallen Fc's Bo-Erik Nyström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dudu de Toledo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karl-Axel Böcklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Dudu de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dudu de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo-Erik Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Bo-Erik Nyström hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Nils Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jânio Guimarães in the 23rd minute of the match. Jânio Guimarães came free with the goalkeeper in the 28th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nils Eklund could save by the left post. Jânio Guimarães recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Scarlet Speedster defense, Zlatan Beck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dudu de Toledo. The Scarlet Speedster fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dudu de Toledo should have stopped the shot. In the 38th minute, Augusto Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu de Toledo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johan Mellberg's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Karl-Axel Böcklund made a precise shot to the right of Dudu de Toledo. Scarlet Speedster's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Zlatan Beck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu de Toledo having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jânio Guimarães to make the kick off. Johan Mellberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu de Toledo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Axel Böcklund got free with Dudu de Toledo in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dudu de Toledo was a little too slow when Jan-Ove Söderqvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-4. After 60 minutes, Bo-Erik Nyström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dallen Fc and the Scarlet Speedster players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bo-Erik Nyström hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Dallen Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Jorginho Peres came free, but Nils Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes, Charles Moura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scarlet Speedster and the Dallen Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Moura to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th match minute, Scarlet Speedster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Branco to maneuver through the defense. Dudu de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Axel Böcklund in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jan-Ove Söderqvist hit a great ball. In the 89th match minute, Dallen Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Ove Söderqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match, Mattias Swahn tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dudu de Toledo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dallen Fc had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.