U21 World League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Vilhelm Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristi Saron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Cristi Saron took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vilhelm Samuelsson to make any attempt to save it. George Wennersten hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Vilhelm Samuelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 余永川 in the 13th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as André Luís Vergílio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vilhelm Samuelsson. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's André Luís Vergílio got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Celsinho Castro got a free kick in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Johannes Wahlnäs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Arthur Bufi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 40 minutes into the match, 余永川 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson. Djura IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 余永川 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Djura IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Brock Friend scored to the left of an out of position Vilhelm Samuelsson, making the score, 6-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-1.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Douglas Botelho replaced Gilson Rezende. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isak Abrahamsson made a kick off. Vilhelm Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Brock Friend ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilhelm Samuelsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Vilhelm Samuelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Friend in the 66th minute of the match. Vilhelm Samuelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 67th minute of the match. Brock Friend struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Vilhelm Samuelsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Manfredo Queirós replaced Celsinho Castro. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Rogério Teixeira was substituted for André Luís Vergílio. When Daniel Simões came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Simões couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Brock Friend left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. 86 minutes into the match, Brock Friend had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson. Djura IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brock Friend was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube fully deserved thier win.