U18 World League

Colonada Stadium
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Högman in the 4th minute of play forced Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Osmar Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osmar Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Leonardo Mineiro kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 9 played minutes, FC Hackspett U21's Douglas Björkman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Osmar Castro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Hackspett U21 reached it. The supporters of Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ booed when FC Hackspett U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oskar Biörnberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Recife in the 15th minute of play forced FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper Olov Rosendal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osmar Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. A collision led to FC Hackspett U21 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jan-Åke Bokelund hit a great ball. Olov Rosendal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Saldanha in the 21st minute. Osmar Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Högman in the 26th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Laerte Cunha. Olov Rosendal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Abraão during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Hackspett U21 booed when Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ludwig Olenberg came free, but Osmar Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sílvio Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ defense, Esbjörn Petersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osmar Castro. The Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osmar Castro should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Edgar Recife made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Oskar Biörnberg got a free kick in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Los Colonos F.C - FSCMZ's Sílvio Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olov Rosendal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 61st match minute, FC Hackspett U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Björkman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ted Högman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hackspett U21's supporters rose to their feet, but Ted Högman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osmar Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 69 played minutes FC Hackspett U21 got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Biörnberg. Haroldo Schmidt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Olov Rosendal. FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Olov Rosendal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Recife in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Mineiro in the 73rd minute of play forced FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper Olov Rosendal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Oskar Biörnberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jânio Loyola took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olov Rosendal. Olov Rosendal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 80th minute, Leonardo Mineiro made a precise shot to the right of Olov Rosendal. FC Hackspett U21's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Osmar Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ted Högman went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute, Reinaldo Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osmar Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Högman, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. FC Hackspett U21's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.