U18 World League

ESTÁDIO VILLA MENDES
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wesley Safadão took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gustaf Sundberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Safadão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes, Jakob Lindholm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Björkö BK and the CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the last second Gustaf Sundberg throw himself and got hold of the ball when Wesley Safadão in the 25thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruy Amaral in the 29th minute of play forced Björkö BK's goalkeeper Gustaf Sundberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Biörnberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute Wesley Safadão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Sundberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Björkö BK defense, Wesley Safadão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustaf Sundberg. The Björkö BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustaf Sundberg should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute of the match, Wesley Safadão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gustaf Sundberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gustaf Sundberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Safadão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Wesley Safadão kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gustaf Sundberg. That made the score 2-0 in the 47 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jakob Lindholm stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Wesley Safadão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Safadão came free, but Gustaf Sundberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Vânderson de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's Thiago Tasso got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Aron Sellberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaf Sundberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Safadão in the 61st minute of play. When Johannes Sigman fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Björkö BK's protests and gave Johannes Sigman a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Björkö BK got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Sigman. The supporters of CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA booed when Björkö BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Sellberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Washington Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaf Sundberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jackie Chana in the 69th minute of the match. After 70 minutes Björkö BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruy Amaral who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ruy Amaral got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gustaf Sundberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 71st minute, Torsten Biörnberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Safadão came free, but Gustaf Sundberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 played minutes Björkö BK got a freekick which was hit by Aron Sellberg. Gustaf Sundberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Safadão in the 82nd minute of the match. William Gallberg kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's Ruy Amaral tried to score from far away in the 94th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gustaf Sundberg came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA's Wesley Safadão. But to his dismay, Wesley Safadão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. CLUBE PANTERA NEGRA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.