U18 World League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gösta Hedkvist started the match with the kick off. Paulo José Aguiar charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo José Aguiar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Paulo José Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vejbystrand's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Leandro Fonseca scored to the left of an out of position Nils-Åke Kristiansson, making the score, 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, Guto Alagoano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nils-Åke Kristiansson. Guto Alagoano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, Guto Alagoano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Åke Kristiansson. Vejbystrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guto Alagoano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when Vejbystrand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt Högström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nils-Åke Kristiansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cido Luz went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 26th minute Gösta Hedkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Vejbystrand's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Kristiansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cido Luz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Nordkvist in the 34th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Diguinho Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Marquês de Herval's Paulo José Aguiar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. With a little luck, Vejbystrand's Nils-Åke Kristiansson got control of the ball when Paulo José Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo José Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Fonseca to make the kick off. Diguinho Andrade made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Gösta Hedkvist sent off a good shot on target. 52 minutes into the match, Vejbystrand's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo José Aguiar came free, but Nils-Åke Kristiansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Åke Kristiansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Fonseca in the 53rd minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Vejbystrand's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Luz came free, but Nils-Åke Kristiansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Paulo José Aguiar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Åke Kristiansson. Vejbystrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo José Aguiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Guto Alagoano's late challenge caught a Vejbystrand's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guto Alagoano helped the player get up and apologised. Guto Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Marquês de Herval's zone, Marc Rosendal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diguinho Andrade came out of the goal and Marc Rosendal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vejbystrand's Nils-Åke Kristiansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Fonseca in the 79th minute of play. Leandro Fonseca took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils-Åke Kristiansson. Nils-Åke Kristiansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0.